🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-02-16

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
1Day06:58 – 07:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:56 – 08:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:55 – 09:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:53 – 10:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:51 – 11:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:49 – 12:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:47 – 13:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:45 – 14:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:43 – 15:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:42 – 16:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:40 – 17:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:38 – 18:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:36 – 19:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:38 – 20:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:40 – 21:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:41 – 22:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:43 – 23:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:45 – 00:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:47 – 01:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:49 – 02:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:50 – 03:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:52 – 04:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:54 – 05:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:56 – 06:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:58 · Sunset: 18:36 · 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