🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-08

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day06:29 – 07:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:34 – 08:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:39 – 09:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:44 – 10:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:50 – 11:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:55 – 13:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day13:00 – 14:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day14:05 – 15:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day15:10 – 16:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:15 – 17:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:21 – 18:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:26 – 19:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:31 – 20:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:26 – 21:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:21 – 22:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:15 – 23:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night23:10 – 00:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night00:05 – 01:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night01:00 – 01:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:55 – 02:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:50 – 03:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:45 – 04:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:40 – 05:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:34 – 06:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:29 · Sunset: 19:31 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
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