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

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
1Day04:52 – 05:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day05:59 – 07:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:06 – 08:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:13 – 09:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day09:20 – 10:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day10:28 – 11:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day11:35 – 12:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:42 – 13:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:49 – 14:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:56 – 16:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:03 – 17:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:11 – 18:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:18 – 19:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:11 – 20:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:03 – 20:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:56 – 21:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:49 – 22:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:42 – 23:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night23:35 – 00:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night00:27 – 01:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night01:20 – 02:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:13 – 03:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:06 – 03:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night03:59 – 04:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 04:52 · Sunset: 18:18 · 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