🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-26

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 – 07:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:39 – 08:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:42 – 09:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:46 – 10:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:49 – 11:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:53 – 12:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:56 – 14:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day14:00 – 15:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day15:03 – 16:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day16:07 – 17:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:10 – 18:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:14 – 19:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:17 – 20:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:14 – 21:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:10 – 22:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night22:07 – 23:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night23:03 – 00:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night00:00 – 00:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:56 – 01:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:53 – 02:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:49 – 03:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:46 – 04:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:42 – 05:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:39 – 06:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:35 · Sunset: 19:17 · 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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