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

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
1Day05:11 – 06:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:16 – 07:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:22 – 08:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:27 – 09:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:32 – 10:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:37 – 11:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:43 – 12:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:48 – 13:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:53 – 14:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:58 – 16:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:04 – 17:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:09 – 18:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:14 – 19:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:09 – 20:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:04 – 20:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:59 – 21:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:53 – 22:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:48 – 23:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:43 – 00:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:38 – 01:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:32 – 02:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:27 – 03:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:22 – 04:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:17 – 05:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:11 · Sunset: 18:14 · 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