🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-20

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 – 07:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:52 – 08:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:48 – 09:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:43 – 10:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:39 – 11:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:35 – 12:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:30 – 13:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:26 – 14:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:22 – 15:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:17 – 16:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:13 – 17:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:09 – 18:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:04 – 19:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:09 – 20:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:13 – 21:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:18 – 22:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:22 – 23:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:26 – 00:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:31 – 01:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:35 – 02:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:39 – 03:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:44 – 04:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:48 – 05:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:52 – 06:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

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