🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-01-01

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
1Day06:17 – 07:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:11 – 08:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:05 – 08:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:59 – 09:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:52 – 10:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:46 – 11:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:40 – 12:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:34 – 13:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:28 – 14:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:22 – 15:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:16 – 16:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:10 – 17:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:04 – 18:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:10 – 19:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:16 – 20:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:22 – 21:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:28 – 22:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:34 – 23:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:40 – 00:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:47 – 01:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:53 – 02:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:59 – 04:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:05 – 05:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:11 – 06:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:17 · Sunset: 17:04 · 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 · Howrah, West Bengal · BPHS Reference