🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-01-01

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
1Day06:55 – 07:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:47 – 08:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:40 – 09:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:32 – 10:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:25 – 11:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:17 – 12:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:10 – 13:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:02 – 13:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:54 – 14:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:47 – 15:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:39 – 16:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:32 – 17:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:24 – 18:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:32 – 19:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:39 – 20:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:47 – 21:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:55 – 23:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:02 – 00:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:10 – 01:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:17 – 02:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:25 – 03:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:32 – 04:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:40 – 05:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:47 – 06:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:55 · Sunset: 17:24 · 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 · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · BPHS Reference