🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-07-28

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
1Day05:07 – 06:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:13 – 07:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:19 – 08:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:25 – 09:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:31 – 10:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day10:37 – 11:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day11:43 – 12:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day12:50 – 13:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day13:56 – 15:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:02 – 16:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:08 – 17:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:14 – 18:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:20 – 19:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:14 – 20:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:08 – 21:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:02 – 21:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night21:56 – 22:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night22:50 – 23:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night23:44 – 00:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night00:38 – 01:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:31 – 02:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:25 – 03:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:19 – 04:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:13 – 05:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:07 · 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