🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-05-17

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
1Day06:01 – 07:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:06 – 08:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:11 – 09:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:15 – 10:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:20 – 11:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:25 – 12:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:29 – 13:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:34 – 14:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:39 – 15:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:44 – 16:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:48 – 17:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:53 – 18:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:58 – 19:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:53 – 20:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:48 – 21:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:43 – 22:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:39 – 23:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:34 – 00:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:29 – 01:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:25 – 02:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:20 – 03:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:15 – 04:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:10 – 05:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:06 – 06:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:01 · Sunset: 18:58 · 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