🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-05-26

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
1Day05:59 – 07:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:04 – 08:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:10 – 09:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:15 – 10:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:20 – 11:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:25 – 12:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:30 – 13:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:35 – 14:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:40 – 15:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:45 – 16:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:50 – 17:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:56 – 19:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:01 – 19:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:56 – 20:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:50 – 21:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:45 – 22:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:40 – 23:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:35 – 00:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:30 – 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 – 03:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:15 – 04:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:09 – 05:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:04 – 05:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:59 · Sunset: 19:01 · 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