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

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
1Day05:16 – 06:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:25 – 07:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:34 – 08:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:43 – 09:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:52 – 11:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:01 – 12:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:10 – 13:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:19 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:28 – 15:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:37 – 16:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:46 – 17:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:55 – 19:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:04 – 19:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:55 – 20:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:46 – 21:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:37 – 22:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:28 – 23:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:19 – 00:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:10 – 01:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:01 – 01:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:52 – 02:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:43 – 03:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:34 – 04:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:25 – 05:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:16 · Sunset: 19:04 · 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