🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 2026-08-16

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
1Day06:27 – 07:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:32 – 08:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:36 – 09:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:41 – 10:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:45 – 11:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:50 – 12:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:54 – 13:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:59 – 15:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day15:03 – 16:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day16:08 – 17:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:12 – 18:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:17 – 19:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:21 – 20:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:17 – 21:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:12 – 22:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night22:08 – 23:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night23:03 – 23:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:59 – 00:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:54 – 01:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:50 – 02:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:45 – 03:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:41 – 04:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:36 – 05:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:32 – 06:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:27 · Sunset: 19:21 · 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