🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-04

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
1Day06:47 – 07:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:43 – 08:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:39 – 09:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:35 – 10:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:31 – 11:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:27 – 12:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:23 – 13:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:19 – 14:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:15 – 15:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:11 – 16:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:07 – 17:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:03 – 17:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:59 – 19:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:03 – 20:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:07 – 21:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:11 – 22:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:15 – 23:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:19 – 00:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:23 – 01:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:27 – 02:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:31 – 03:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:36 – 04:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:40 – 05:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:44 – 06:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:47 · Sunset: 17:59 · 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