🪷 Hora · Erode, Tamil Nadu · 2026-04-20

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
1Day06:05 – 07:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:07 – 08:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:09 – 09:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:12 – 10:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:14 – 11:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:16 – 12:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:18 – 13:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:20 – 14:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:23 – 15:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:25 – 16:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:27 – 17:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:29 – 18:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:31 – 19:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:29 – 20:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:27 – 21:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:25 – 22:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:22 – 23:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:20 – 00:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:18 – 01:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:16 – 02:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:13 – 03:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:11 – 04:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:09 – 05:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:07 – 06:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:05 · Sunset: 18:31 · 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 · Erode, Tamil Nadu · BPHS Reference