🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-05-15

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
1Day06:02 – 07:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:06 – 08:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:11 – 09:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:16 – 10:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:20 – 11:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:25 – 12:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:29 – 13:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:34 – 14:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:39 – 15:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:43 – 16:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:48 – 17:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:52 – 18:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:57 – 19:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:52 – 20:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:48 – 21:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:43 – 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 – 00:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:29 – 01:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:25 – 02:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:20 – 03:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:15 – 04:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:11 – 05:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:06 – 06:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:02 · Sunset: 18:57 · 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