🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-18

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
1Day06:55 – 07:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:51 – 08:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:47 – 09:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:42 – 10:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:38 – 11:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:34 – 12:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:29 – 13:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:25 – 14:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:21 – 15:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:16 – 16:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:12 – 17:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:08 – 18:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:04 – 19:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:08 – 20:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:12 – 21:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:17 – 22:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:21 – 23:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:25 – 00:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:30 – 01:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:34 – 02:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:38 – 03:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:43 – 04:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:47 – 05:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:51 – 06:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:55 · Sunset: 18:04 · 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