🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-05-20

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
1Day06:00 – 07:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:05 – 08:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:10 – 09:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:15 – 10:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:20 – 11:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:25 – 12:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:30 – 13:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:34 – 14:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:39 – 15:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:44 – 16:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:49 – 17:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:54 – 18:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:59 – 19:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:54 – 20:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:49 – 21:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:44 – 22:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:39 – 23:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:34 – 00:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:29 – 01:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:25 – 02:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:20 – 03:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:15 – 04:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:10 – 05:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:05 – 06:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:00 · Sunset: 18:59 · 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