🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-06

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
1Day06:24 – 07:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:26 – 08:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:28 – 09:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:30 – 10:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:32 – 11:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:34 – 12:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:36 – 13:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:38 – 14:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:39 – 15:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:41 – 16:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:43 – 17:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:45 – 18:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:47 – 19:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:45 – 20:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:43 – 21:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:41 – 22:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:39 – 23:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:37 – 00:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:35 – 01:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:33 – 02:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:31 – 03:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:29 – 04:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:27 – 05:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:25 – 06:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:24 · Sunset: 18:47 · 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