🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-04-24

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
1Day06:12 – 07:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:15 – 08:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:18 – 09:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:21 – 10:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:25 – 11:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:28 – 12:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:31 – 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 – 17:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:48 – 18:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:51 – 19:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:48 – 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 – 23:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:34 – 00:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:31 – 01:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:28 – 02:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:24 – 03:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:21 – 04:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:18 – 05:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:14 – 06:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:12 · Sunset: 18:51 · 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