🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-01-22

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 – 07:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:13 – 08:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:08 – 09:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:03 – 09:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:58 – 10:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:53 – 11:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:48 – 12:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:43 – 13:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:38 – 14:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:33 – 15:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:28 – 16:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:23 – 17:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:18 – 18:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:23 – 19:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:28 – 20:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:33 – 21:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:38 – 22:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:43 – 23:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:48 – 00:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:53 – 01:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:58 – 03:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:03 – 04:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:08 – 05:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:13 – 06:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 17:18 · 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