🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-20

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 – 07:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:37 – 08:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:41 – 09:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:45 – 10:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:49 – 11:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:54 – 12:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:58 – 14:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day14:02 – 15:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:06 – 16:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:10 – 17:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:14 – 18:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:18 – 19:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:22 – 20:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:18 – 21:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:14 – 22:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:10 – 23:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:06 – 00:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night00:02 – 00:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:58 – 01:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:54 – 02:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:50 – 03:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:46 – 04:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:42 – 05:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:38 – 06:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:33 · Sunset: 19:22 · 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