🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-07-09

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
1Day06:06 – 07:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:11 – 08:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:17 – 09:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:22 – 10:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:27 – 11:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:33 – 12:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:38 – 13:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:44 – 14:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:49 – 15:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:54 – 17:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:00 – 18:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:05 – 19:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:11 – 20:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:05 – 21:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:00 – 21:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:54 – 22:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:49 – 23:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:44 – 00:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:38 – 01:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:33 – 02:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:28 – 03:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:22 – 04:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:17 – 05:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:12 – 06:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:06 · Sunset: 19:11 · 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