🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-08-14

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
1Day06:17 – 07:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:20 – 08:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:24 – 09:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:27 – 10:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:31 – 11:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:34 – 12:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:38 – 13:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:41 – 14:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:45 – 15:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:48 – 16:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:52 – 17:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:56 – 18:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:59 – 19:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:56 – 20:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:52 – 21:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:49 – 22:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:45 – 23:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:41 – 00:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:38 – 01:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:34 – 02:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:31 – 03:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:27 – 04:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:24 – 05:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:20 – 06:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:17 · Sunset: 18:59 · 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