🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-12

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
1Day06:30 – 07:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:35 – 08:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:40 – 09:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:45 – 10:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:50 – 11:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:54 – 12:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:59 – 14:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day14:04 – 15:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day15:09 – 16:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day16:14 – 17:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:19 – 18:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:23 – 19:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:28 – 20:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:23 – 21:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:19 – 22:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night22:14 – 23:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night23:09 – 00:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night00:04 – 00:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:59 – 01:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:55 – 02:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:50 – 03:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:45 – 04:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:40 – 05:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:36 – 06:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 19:28 · 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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