🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-12-06

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
1Day07:20 – 08:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:14 – 09:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day09:08 – 10:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day10:02 – 10:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:57 – 11:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:51 – 12:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:45 – 13:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:39 – 14:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:33 – 15:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:27 – 16:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:22 – 17:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:16 – 18:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:10 – 19:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:16 – 20:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:22 – 21:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:28 – 22:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:34 – 23:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:39 – 00:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:45 – 01:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:51 – 02:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:57 – 04:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night04:03 – 05:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night05:09 – 06:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:15 – 07:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:20 · Sunset: 18:10 · 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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