🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-10-09

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
1Day06:24 – 07:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:24 – 08:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:23 – 09:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:22 – 10:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:22 – 11:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:21 – 12:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:20 – 13:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:20 – 14:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:19 – 15:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:18 – 16:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:18 – 17:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:17 – 18:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:16 – 19:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:17 – 20:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:18 – 21:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:18 – 22:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:19 – 23:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:20 – 00:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:21 – 01:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:21 – 02:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:22 – 03:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:23 – 04:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:23 – 05:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:24 – 06:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:24 · Sunset: 18:16 · 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