🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-08-06

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
1Day05:10 – 06:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:16 – 07:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:21 – 08:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:27 – 09:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:32 – 10:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:37 – 11:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:43 – 12:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:48 – 13:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:54 – 14:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:59 – 16:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:05 – 17:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:10 – 18:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:15 – 19:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:10 – 20:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:05 – 20:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:59 – 21:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:54 – 22:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:49 – 23:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:43 – 00:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:38 – 01:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:32 – 02:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:27 – 03:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:22 – 04:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:16 – 05:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:10 · Sunset: 18:15 · 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