🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-19

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
1Day06:56 – 07:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:51 – 08:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:47 – 09:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:43 – 10:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:38 – 11:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:34 – 12:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:30 – 13:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:26 – 14:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:21 – 15:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:17 – 16:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:13 – 17:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:08 – 18:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:04 – 19:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:08 – 20:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:13 – 21:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:17 – 22:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:21 – 23:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:26 – 00:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:30 – 01:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:34 – 02:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:39 – 03:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:43 – 04:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:48 – 05:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:52 – 06:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:56 · 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