🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 2026-07-20

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
1Day06:16 – 07:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:23 – 08:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:30 – 09:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:36 – 10:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:43 – 11:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:49 – 12:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:56 – 14:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:03 – 15:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:09 – 16:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:16 – 17:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:23 – 18:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:29 – 19:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:36 – 20:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:29 – 21:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:23 – 22:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:16 – 23:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:10 – 00:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:03 – 00:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:56 – 01:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:50 – 02:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:43 – 03:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:37 – 04:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:30 – 05:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:23 – 06:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:16 · Sunset: 19:36 · 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