🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-27

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 – 07:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:39 – 08:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:42 – 09:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:46 – 10:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:49 – 11:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:52 – 12:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:56 – 13:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:59 – 15:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:03 – 16:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:06 – 17:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:09 – 18:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:13 – 19:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:16 – 20:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:13 – 21:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:09 – 22:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:06 – 23:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:03 – 23:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:59 – 00:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:56 – 01:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:53 – 02:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:49 – 03:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:46 – 04:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:43 – 05:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:39 – 06:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:35 · Sunset: 19:16 · 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