🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-20

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
1Day06:14 – 07:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:17 – 08:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:20 – 09:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:23 – 10:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:26 – 11:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:29 – 12:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:32 – 13:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:35 – 14:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:38 – 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 – 17:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:47 – 18:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:50 – 19:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:47 – 20:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:44 – 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 – 23:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:35 – 00:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:32 – 01:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:29 – 02:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:26 – 03:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:23 – 04:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:20 – 05:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:17 – 06:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:14 · Sunset: 18:50 · 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