🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-17

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
1Day06:32 – 07:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:37 – 08:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:41 – 09:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:45 – 10:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:50 – 11:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:54 – 12:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:58 – 14:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:03 – 15:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:07 – 16:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:11 – 17:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:16 – 18:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:20 – 19:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:24 – 20:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:20 – 21:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:16 – 22:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:11 – 23:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:07 – 00:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:03 – 00:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:58 – 01:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:54 – 02:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:50 – 03:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:46 – 04:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:41 – 05:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:37 – 06:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:32 · Sunset: 19:24 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Dvārakā · BPHS Reference