🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-29

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
1Day06:36 – 07:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:39 – 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 – 11:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:52 – 12:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:55 – 13:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:58 – 15:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day15:02 – 16:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:05 – 17:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:08 – 18:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:11 – 19:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:14 – 20:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:11 – 21:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:08 – 22:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:05 – 23:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night23:02 – 23:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:59 – 00:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:55 – 01:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:52 – 02:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:49 – 03:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:46 – 04:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:43 – 05:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:40 – 06:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:36 · Sunset: 19:14 · 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