🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-03-23

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
1Day06:35 – 07:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:36 – 08:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:36 – 09:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:37 – 10:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:38 – 11:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:39 – 12:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:40 – 13:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:41 – 14:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:41 – 15:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:42 – 16:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:43 – 17:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:44 – 18:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:45 – 19:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:44 – 20:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:43 – 21:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:42 – 22:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:41 – 23:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:40 – 00:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:39 – 01:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:38 – 02:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:38 – 03:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:37 – 04:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:36 – 05:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:35 – 06:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:35 · Sunset: 18:45 · 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