🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 2026-05-08

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
1Day06:13 – 07:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:18 – 08:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:24 – 09:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:30 – 10:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:35 – 11:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:41 – 12:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:46 – 13:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:52 – 14:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:57 – 16:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:03 – 17:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:09 – 18:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:14 – 19:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:20 – 20:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:14 – 21:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:08 – 22:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:03 – 22:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:57 – 23:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:52 – 00:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:46 – 01:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:40 – 02:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:35 – 03:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:29 – 04:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:24 – 05:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:18 – 06:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:13 · Sunset: 19:20 · 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