🪷 Hora · Jamnagar, Gujarat · 2026-08-20

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
1Day06:29 – 07:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:33 – 08:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:37 – 09:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:41 – 10:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:45 – 11:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:49 – 12:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:53 – 13:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:57 – 15:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:02 – 16:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:06 – 17:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:10 – 18:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:14 – 19:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:18 – 20:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:14 – 21:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:10 – 22:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:06 – 23:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:02 – 23:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:58 – 00:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:53 – 01:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:49 – 02:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:45 – 03:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:41 – 04:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:37 – 05:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:33 – 06:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:29 · Sunset: 19:18 · 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