🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-08-12

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
1Day06:16 – 07:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:20 – 08:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:23 – 09:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:27 – 10:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:31 – 11:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:34 – 12:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:38 – 13:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:42 – 14:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:46 – 15:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:49 – 16:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:53 – 17:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:57 – 19:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:00 – 19:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:57 – 20:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:53 – 21:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:49 – 22:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:46 – 23:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:42 – 00:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:38 – 01:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:35 – 02:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:31 – 03:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:27 – 04:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:24 – 05:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:20 – 06:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:16 · Sunset: 19:00 · 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