🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-18

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

Sunrise: 06:33 · 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
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