🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-01-21

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 – 08:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:02 – 08:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:58 – 09:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:55 – 10:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:51 – 11:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:48 – 12:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:44 – 13:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:41 – 14:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:37 – 15:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:34 – 16:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:30 – 17:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:27 – 18:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:23 – 19:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:27 – 20:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:30 – 21:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:34 – 22:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:37 – 23:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:41 – 00:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:44 – 01:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:48 – 02:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:51 – 03:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:55 – 04:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:58 – 06:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:02 – 07:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:05 · Sunset: 18:23 · 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