🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 2026-01-16

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
1Day07:32 – 08:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:26 – 09:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:21 – 10:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:15 – 11:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day11:10 – 12:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day12:05 – 12:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:59 – 13:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:54 – 14:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:49 – 15:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:43 – 16:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:38 – 17:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:33 – 18:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:27 – 19:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:33 – 20:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:38 – 21:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:43 – 22:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:49 – 23:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:54 – 00:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:59 – 02:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night02:05 – 03:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night03:10 – 04:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:15 – 05:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:21 – 06:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:26 – 07:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:32 · Sunset: 18:27 · 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