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

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
1Day05:12 – 06:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:21 – 07:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:29 – 08:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:38 – 09:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day09:47 – 10:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day10:55 – 12:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:04 – 13:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:13 – 14:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:21 – 15:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:30 – 16:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:39 – 17:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:47 – 18:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:56 – 19:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:47 – 20:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:38 – 21:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:30 – 22:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:21 – 23:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:13 – 00:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:04 – 00:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night00:55 – 01:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night01:47 – 02:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:38 – 03:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:29 – 04:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:21 – 05:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:12 · Sunset: 18:56 · 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