🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-10-28

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
1Day06:56 – 07:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:53 – 08:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:50 – 09:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:47 – 10:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:44 – 11:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:41 – 12:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:38 – 13:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:35 – 14:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:32 – 15:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:29 – 16:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:26 – 17:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:23 – 18:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:20 – 19:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:23 – 20:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:26 – 21:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:29 – 22:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:32 – 23:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:35 – 00:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:38 – 01:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:41 – 02:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:44 – 03:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:47 – 04:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:50 – 05:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:54 – 06:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 18:20 · 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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