🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-07-08

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
1Day05:19 – 06:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:27 – 07:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:36 – 08:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:45 – 09:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:54 – 11:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:02 – 12:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:11 – 13:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:20 – 14:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:29 – 15:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:38 – 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 – 21:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:38 – 22:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:29 – 23:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:20 – 00:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:11 – 01:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:03 – 01:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:54 – 02:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:45 – 03:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:37 – 04:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:28 – 05:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:19 · 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