🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-12

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
1Day06:20 – 07:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:22 – 08:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:24 – 09:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:27 – 10:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:29 – 11:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:32 – 12:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:34 – 13:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:36 – 14:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:39 – 15:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:41 – 16:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:44 – 17:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:46 – 18:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:48 – 19:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:46 – 20:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:43 – 21:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:41 – 22:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:38 – 23:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:36 – 00:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:34 – 01:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:31 – 02:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:29 – 03:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:26 – 04:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:24 – 05:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:21 – 06:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:20 · 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