🪷 Hora · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-05-01

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
1Day05:22 – 06:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:27 – 07:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:33 – 08:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:38 – 09:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day09:44 – 10:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day10:50 – 11:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day11:55 – 13:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:01 – 14:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:06 – 15:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:12 – 16:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:17 – 17:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:23 – 18:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:29 – 19:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:23 – 20:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:17 – 21:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:12 – 22:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:06 – 23:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:00 – 23:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night23:55 – 00:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night00:49 – 01:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:43 – 02:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:38 – 03:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:32 – 04:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:27 – 05:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:22 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · BPHS Reference