🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-22

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
1Day06:34 – 07:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:38 – 08:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:42 – 09:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:46 – 10:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:49 – 11:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:53 – 12:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:57 – 14:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day14:01 – 15:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day15:05 – 16:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:09 – 17:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:13 – 18:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:17 – 19:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:20 – 20:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:17 – 21:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:13 – 22:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:09 – 23:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night23:05 – 00:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night00:01 – 00:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:57 – 01:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:53 – 02:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:50 – 03:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:46 – 04:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:42 – 05:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:38 – 06:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:34 · Sunset: 19:20 · 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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