🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-08-09

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
1Day06:15 – 07:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:19 – 08:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:23 – 09:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:27 – 10:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:31 – 11:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:35 – 12:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:39 – 13:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:42 – 14:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:46 – 15:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:50 – 16:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:54 – 17:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:58 – 19:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:02 – 19:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:58 – 20:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:54 – 21:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:50 – 22:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:46 – 23:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:43 – 00:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:39 – 01:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:35 – 02:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:31 – 03:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:27 – 04:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:23 – 05:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:19 – 06:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:15 · Sunset: 19:02 · 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