🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-02-20

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
1Day06:56 – 07:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:55 – 08:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:53 – 09:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:51 – 10:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:50 – 11:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:48 – 12:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:47 – 13:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:45 – 14:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:44 – 15:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:42 – 16:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:40 – 17:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:39 – 18:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:37 – 19:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:39 – 20:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:40 – 21:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:42 – 22:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:43 – 23:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:45 – 00:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:46 – 01:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:48 – 02:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:50 – 03:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:51 – 04:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:53 – 05:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:54 – 06:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:56 · 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