🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-01-02

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
1Day07:02 – 07:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:58 – 08:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:54 – 09:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:49 – 10:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:45 – 11:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:41 – 12:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:37 – 13:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:33 – 14:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:28 – 15:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:24 – 16:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:20 – 17:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:16 – 18:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:12 – 19:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:16 – 20:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:20 – 21:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:24 – 22:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:29 – 23:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:33 – 00:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:37 – 01:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:41 – 02:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:45 – 03:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:50 – 04:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:54 – 05:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:58 – 07:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:02 · Sunset: 18:12 · 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 · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · BPHS Reference