🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-07-22

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
1Day05:04 – 06:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:11 – 07:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:17 – 08:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:24 – 09:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:30 – 10:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day10:37 – 11:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day11:43 – 12:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:50 – 13:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:57 – 15:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:03 – 16:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:10 – 17:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:16 – 18:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:23 – 19:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:16 – 20:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:10 – 21:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:03 – 21:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:57 – 22:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:50 – 23:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night23:44 – 00:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night00:37 – 01:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:31 – 02:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:24 – 03:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:18 – 04:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:11 – 05:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:04 · Sunset: 18:23 · 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