🪷 Hora · Kathmandu, Nepal · 2026-01-17

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
1Day06:55 – 07:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:48 – 08:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:41 – 09:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:34 – 10:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:27 – 11:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:21 – 12:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:14 – 13:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:07 – 14:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:00 – 14:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:53 – 15:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:46 – 16:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:39 – 17:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:32 – 18:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:39 – 19:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:46 – 20:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:53 – 22:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:00 – 23:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:07 – 00:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:14 – 01:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:20 – 02:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:27 – 03:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:34 – 04:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:41 – 05:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:48 – 06:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:55 · Sunset: 17:32 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC+5.75

Sources and Related Timing Tools

Continue from this Hora table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 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
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