🪷 Hora · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · 2026-12-26

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 – 07:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:55 – 08:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:51 – 09:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:46 – 10:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:42 – 11:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:38 – 12:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:33 – 13:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:29 – 14:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:25 – 15:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:20 – 16:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:16 – 17:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:12 – 18:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:08 – 19:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:12 – 20:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:16 – 21:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:21 – 22:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:25 – 23:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:29 – 00:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:34 – 01:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:38 – 02:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:42 – 03:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:47 – 04:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:51 – 05:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:55 – 07:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:59 · Sunset: 18:08 · 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