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

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
1Day04:51 – 05:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day05:59 – 07:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:06 – 08:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:13 – 09:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:21 – 10:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:28 – 11:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:36 – 12:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:43 – 13:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:50 – 14:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:58 – 16:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:05 – 17:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:12 – 18:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:20 – 19:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:12 – 20:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:05 – 20:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:58 – 21:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:50 – 22:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:43 – 23:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:36 – 00:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:28 – 01:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:21 – 02:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:13 – 03:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:06 – 03:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night03:59 – 04:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 04:51 · Sunset: 18:20 · 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