🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-24

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
1Day06:58 – 07:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:54 – 08:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:50 – 09:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:45 – 10:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:41 – 11:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:37 – 12:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:32 – 13:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:28 – 14:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:24 – 15:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:19 – 16:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:15 – 17:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:11 – 18:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:06 – 19:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:11 – 20:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:15 – 21:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:20 – 22:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:24 – 23:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:28 – 00:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:33 – 01:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:37 – 02:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:41 – 03:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:46 – 04:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:50 – 05:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:54 – 06:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:58 · Sunset: 18:06 · 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