🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-25

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
1Day06:59 – 07:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:54 – 08:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:50 – 09:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:46 – 10:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:41 – 11:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:37 – 12:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:33 – 13:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:29 – 14:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:24 – 15:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:20 – 16:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:16 – 17:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:11 – 18:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:07 – 19:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:11 – 20:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:16 – 21:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:20 – 22:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:24 – 23:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:29 – 00:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:33 – 01:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:37 – 02:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:42 – 03:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:46 – 04:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:50 – 05:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:55 – 06:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:59 · Sunset: 18:07 · 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