🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-07-22

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
1Day05:25 – 06:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:33 – 07:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:41 – 08:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:49 – 09:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:57 – 11:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:05 – 12:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:13 – 13:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:21 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:28 – 15:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:36 – 16:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:44 – 17:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:52 – 19:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:00 – 19:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:52 – 20:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:44 – 21:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:36 – 22:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:29 – 23:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:21 – 00:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:13 – 01:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:05 – 01:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:57 – 02:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:49 – 03:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:42 – 04:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:34 – 05:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:25 · Sunset: 19:00 · 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