🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-01-08

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 – 07:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:49 – 08:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:42 – 09:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:34 – 10:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:27 – 11:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:20 – 12:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:13 – 13:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:05 – 13:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:58 – 14:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:51 – 15:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:44 – 16:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:37 – 17:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:29 – 18:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:37 – 19:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:44 – 20:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:51 – 21:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:58 – 23:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:06 – 00:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:13 – 01:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:20 – 02:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:27 – 03:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:34 – 04:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:42 – 05:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:49 – 06:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

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