🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-01-07

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 – 07:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:49 – 08:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:41 – 09:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:34 – 10:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:27 – 11:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:20 – 12:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:12 – 13:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:05 – 13:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:58 – 14:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:50 – 15:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:43 – 16:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:36 – 17:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:29 – 18:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:36 – 19:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:43 – 20:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:50 – 21:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:58 – 23:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:05 – 00:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:12 – 01:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:20 – 02:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:27 – 03:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:34 – 04:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:41 – 05:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:49 – 06:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 17:29 · 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