🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-01-07

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

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 17:08 · 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