🪷 Hora · Madurai, Tamil Nadu · 2026-04-30

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
1Day06:01 – 07:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:03 – 08:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:06 – 09:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:08 – 10:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:10 – 11:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:13 – 12:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:15 – 13:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:18 – 14:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:20 – 15:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:22 – 16:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:25 – 17:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:27 – 18:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:29 – 19:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:27 – 20:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:25 – 21:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:22 – 22:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:20 – 23:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:17 – 00:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:15 – 01:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:13 – 02:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:10 – 03:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:08 – 04:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:05 – 05:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:03 – 06:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:01 · Sunset: 18:29 · Timezone: Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5.5

Sources and Related Timing Tools

Continue from this Hora table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 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
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