🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-13

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
1Day06:19 – 07:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:21 – 08:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:24 – 09:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:26 – 10:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:29 – 11:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:31 – 12:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:34 – 13:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:36 – 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 – 16:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:44 – 17:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:46 – 18:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:48 – 19:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:46 – 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 – 22:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:38 – 23:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:36 – 00:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:33 – 01:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:31 – 02:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:28 – 03:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:26 – 04:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:23 – 05:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:21 – 06:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:19 · 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