🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-30

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 – 07:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:39 – 08:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:43 – 09:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:46 – 10:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:49 – 11:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:52 – 12:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:55 – 13:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:58 – 15:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day15:01 – 16:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day16:04 – 17:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:07 – 18:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:10 – 19:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:13 – 20:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:10 – 21:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:07 – 22:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night22:04 – 23:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night23:01 – 23:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:58 – 00:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:55 – 01:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:52 – 02:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:49 – 03:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:46 – 04:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:43 – 05:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:40 – 06:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:36 · Sunset: 19:13 · 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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