🪷 Hora · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · 2026-07-18

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
1Day05:52 – 06:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:59 – 08:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:05 – 09:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:12 – 10:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:19 – 11:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:26 – 12:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:33 – 13:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:40 – 14:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:46 – 15:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:53 – 17:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:00 – 18:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:07 – 19:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:14 – 20:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:07 – 21:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:00 – 21:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:53 – 22:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:47 – 23:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:40 – 00:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:33 – 01:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:26 – 02:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:19 – 03:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:13 – 04:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:06 – 04:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:59 – 05:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:52 · 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
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