🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-10-08

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
1Day06:48 – 07:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:47 – 08:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:46 – 09:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:45 – 10:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:44 – 11:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:43 – 12:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:42 – 13:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:41 – 14:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:40 – 15:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:39 – 16:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:38 – 17:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:37 – 18:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:36 – 19:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:37 – 20:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:38 – 21:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:39 – 22:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:40 – 23:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:41 – 00:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:42 – 01:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:43 – 02:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:44 – 03:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:45 – 04:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:46 – 05:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:47 – 06:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:48 · Sunset: 18:36 · 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