🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-08-21

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
1Day06:18 – 07:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:21 – 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 – 10:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:30 – 11:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:33 – 12:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:36 – 13:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:39 – 14:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:42 – 15:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:45 – 16:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:49 – 17:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:52 – 18:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:55 – 19:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:52 – 20:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:49 – 21:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:46 – 22:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:42 – 23:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:39 – 00:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:36 – 01:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:33 – 02:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:30 – 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 – 05:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:21 – 06:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 18:55 · 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