🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 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
1Day07:31 – 08:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:25 – 09:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:19 – 10:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:14 – 11:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day11:08 – 12:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day12:02 – 12:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:56 – 13:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:50 – 14:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:45 – 15:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:39 – 16:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:33 – 17:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:27 – 18:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:22 – 19:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:27 – 20:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:33 – 21:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:39 – 22:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:45 – 23:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:51 – 00:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:56 – 02:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night02:02 – 03:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night03:08 – 04:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:14 – 05:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:20 – 06:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:25 – 07:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:31 · Sunset: 18:22 · 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 · Jamnagar, Gujarat · BPHS Reference