🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 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
1Day06:15 – 07:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:21 – 08:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:28 – 09:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:35 – 10:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:42 – 11:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:49 – 12:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:56 – 14:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day14:03 – 15:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:10 – 16:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:16 – 17:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:23 – 18:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:30 – 19:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:37 – 20:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:30 – 21:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:23 – 22:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:17 – 23:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:10 – 00:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night00:03 – 00:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:56 – 01:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:49 – 02:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:42 – 03:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:36 – 04:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:29 – 05:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:22 – 06:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:15 · Sunset: 19:37 · 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