🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-08

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
1Day06:22 – 07:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:25 – 08:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:27 – 09:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:29 – 10:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:31 – 11:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:33 – 12:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:35 – 13:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:37 – 14:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:39 – 15:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:41 – 16:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:43 – 17:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:45 – 18:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:48 – 19:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:45 – 20:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:43 – 21:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:41 – 22:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:39 – 23:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:37 – 00:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:35 – 01:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:33 – 02:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:30 – 03:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:28 – 04:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:26 – 05:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:24 – 06:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:22 · Sunset: 18:48 · 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