🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-01-14

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
1Day07:05 – 08:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:01 – 08:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:57 – 09:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:53 – 10:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:50 – 11:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:46 – 12:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:42 – 13:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:38 – 14:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:34 – 15:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:30 – 16:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:27 – 17:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:23 – 18:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:19 – 19:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:23 – 20:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:27 – 21:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:30 – 22:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:34 – 23:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:38 – 00:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:42 – 01:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:46 – 02:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:50 – 03:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:53 – 04:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:57 – 06:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:01 – 07:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:05 · Sunset: 18:19 · 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