🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-03-17

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
1Day06:39 – 07:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:40 – 08:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:40 – 09:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:40 – 10:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:41 – 11:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:41 – 12:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:42 – 13:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:42 – 14:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:42 – 15:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:43 – 16:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:43 – 17:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:43 – 18:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:44 – 19:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:43 – 20:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:43 – 21:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:42 – 22:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:42 – 23:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:42 – 00:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:41 – 01:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:41 – 02:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:40 – 03:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:40 – 04:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:39 – 05:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:39 – 06:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:39 · Sunset: 18:44 · 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