🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-01-06

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 – 07:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:48 – 08:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:41 – 09:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:34 – 10:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:26 – 11:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:19 – 12:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:12 – 13:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:05 – 13:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day13:57 – 14:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:50 – 15:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:43 – 16:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:35 – 17:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:28 – 18:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:35 – 19:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:43 – 20:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night20:50 – 21:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night21:57 – 23:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:05 – 00:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:12 – 01:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:19 – 02:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:27 – 03:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:34 – 04:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:41 – 05:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:49 – 06:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 17:28 · 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