🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-16

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
1Day06:54 – 07:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:50 – 08:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:46 – 09:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:41 – 10:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:37 – 11:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:33 – 12:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:28 – 13:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:24 – 14:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:20 – 15:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:16 – 16:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:11 – 17:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:07 – 18:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:03 – 19:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:07 – 20:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:11 – 21:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:16 – 22:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:20 – 23:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:24 – 00:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:29 – 01:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:33 – 02:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:37 – 03:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:42 – 04:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:46 – 05:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:50 – 06:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:54 · Sunset: 18:03 · 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