🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-07-02

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
1Day06:04 – 07:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:09 – 08:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:15 – 09:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:20 – 10:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:26 – 11:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:31 – 12:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:37 – 13:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:43 – 14:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:48 – 15:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:54 – 16:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:59 – 18:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:05 – 19:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:10 – 20:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:05 – 20:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:59 – 21:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:54 – 22:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:48 – 23:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:43 – 00:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:37 – 01:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:32 – 02:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:26 – 03:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:21 – 04:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:15 – 05:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:10 – 06:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:04 · Sunset: 19:10 · 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