🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-01-09

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
1Day07:04 – 08:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:00 – 08:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:56 – 09:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:52 – 10:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:48 – 11:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:44 – 12:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:40 – 13:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:36 – 14:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:32 – 15:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:28 – 16:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:24 – 17:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:20 – 18:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:16 – 19:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:20 – 20:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:24 – 21:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:28 – 22:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:32 – 23:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:36 – 00:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:40 – 01:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:44 – 02:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:48 – 03:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:52 – 04:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:56 – 06:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:00 – 07:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:04 · Sunset: 18:16 · 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