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

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
1Day04:58 – 06:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:05 – 07:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:13 – 08:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:20 – 09:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:27 – 10:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day10:35 – 11:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day11:42 – 12:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day12:49 – 13:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day13:56 – 15:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:04 – 16:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:11 – 17:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:18 – 18:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:26 – 19:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:19 – 20:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:11 – 21:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:04 – 21:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night21:57 – 22:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night22:49 – 23:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night23:42 – 00:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night00:35 – 01:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:27 – 02:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:20 – 03:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:13 – 04:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:06 – 04:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 04:58 · Sunset: 18:26 · 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