🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-17

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
1Day06:16 – 07:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:19 – 08:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:22 – 09:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:24 – 10:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:27 – 11:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:30 – 12:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:33 – 13:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:35 – 14:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:38 – 15:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:41 – 16:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:44 – 17:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:47 – 18:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:49 – 19:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:46 – 20:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:44 – 21:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:41 – 22:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:38 – 23:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:35 – 00:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:32 – 01:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:30 – 02:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:27 – 03:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:24 – 04:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:21 – 05:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:18 – 06:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:16 · Sunset: 18:49 · 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