🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-01-06

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
1Day06:18 – 07:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:12 – 08:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:06 – 09:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:00 – 09:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:54 – 10:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day10:48 – 11:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day11:43 – 12:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day12:37 – 13:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day13:31 – 14:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:25 – 15:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:19 – 16:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:13 – 17:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:07 – 18:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:13 – 19:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:19 – 20:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night20:25 – 21:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night21:31 – 22:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night22:37 – 23:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night23:43 – 00:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night00:49 – 01:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:55 – 03:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:00 – 04:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:06 – 05:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:12 – 06:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 17:07 · 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