🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-05-09

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
1Day06:04 – 07:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:08 – 08:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:13 – 09:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:17 – 10:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:21 – 11:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:25 – 12:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:30 – 13:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:34 – 14:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:38 – 15:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:42 – 16:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:47 – 17:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:51 – 18:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:55 – 19:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:51 – 20:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:46 – 21:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:42 – 22:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:38 – 23:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:34 – 00:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:29 – 01:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:25 – 02:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:21 – 03:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:16 – 04:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:12 – 05:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:08 – 06:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:04 · Sunset: 18:55 · 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