🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-03-09

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

Sunrise: 06:45 · Sunset: 18:42 · 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