🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-02-18

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
1Day06:57 – 07:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:56 – 08:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:54 – 09:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:52 – 10:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:50 – 11:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:49 – 12:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:47 – 13:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:45 – 14:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:44 – 15:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:42 – 16:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:40 – 17:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:38 – 18:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:37 – 19:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:38 – 20:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:40 – 21:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:42 – 22:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:43 – 23:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:45 – 00:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:47 – 01:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:48 – 02:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:50 – 03:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:52 – 04:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:53 – 05:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:55 – 06:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:57 · Sunset: 18:37 · 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