🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-05-12

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
1Day06:03 – 07:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:07 – 08:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:12 – 09:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:16 – 10:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:21 – 11:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:25 – 12:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:29 – 13:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:34 – 14:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:38 – 15:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:43 – 16:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:47 – 17:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:52 – 18:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:56 – 19:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:51 – 20:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:47 – 21:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:43 – 22:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:38 – 23:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:34 – 00:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:29 – 01:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:25 – 02:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:20 – 03:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:16 – 04:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:11 – 05:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:07 – 06:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:03 · Sunset: 18:56 · 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