🪷 Hora · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · 2026-01-08

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
1Day07:08 – 08:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:02 – 08:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:57 – 09:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:51 – 10:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:45 – 11:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:39 – 12:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:33 – 13:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:27 – 14:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:21 – 15:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:15 – 16:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:10 – 17:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:04 – 17:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:58 – 19:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:04 – 20:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:10 – 21:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:15 – 22:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:21 – 23:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:27 – 00:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:33 – 01:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:39 – 02:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:45 – 03:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:51 – 04:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:57 – 06:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:03 – 07:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:08 · Sunset: 17:58 · 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 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · BPHS Reference