🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-24

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
1Day06:35 – 07:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:38 – 08:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:42 – 09:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:46 – 10:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:49 – 11:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:53 – 12:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:57 – 14:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:00 – 15:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:04 – 16:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:08 – 17:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:11 – 18:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:15 – 19:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:19 – 20:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:15 – 21:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:11 – 22:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:08 – 23:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:04 – 00:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:00 – 00:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:57 – 01:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:53 – 02:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:49 – 03:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:46 – 04:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:42 – 05:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:39 – 06:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:35 · Sunset: 19:19 · 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