🪷 Hora · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · 2026-07-16

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
1Day05:51 – 06:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:58 – 08:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:05 – 09:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:12 – 10:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:19 – 11:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:26 – 12:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:33 – 13:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:40 – 14:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:47 – 15:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:54 – 17:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:00 – 18:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:07 – 19:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:14 – 20:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:07 – 21:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:01 – 21:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:54 – 22:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:47 – 23:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:40 – 00:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:33 – 01:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:26 – 02:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:19 – 03:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:12 – 04:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:05 – 04:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:58 – 05:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 19:14 · 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 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · BPHS Reference