🪷 Hora · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2026-07-28

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
1Day05:29 – 06:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:36 – 07:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:43 – 08:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:51 – 09:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:58 – 11:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:05 – 12:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:13 – 13:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:20 – 14:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:27 – 15:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:35 – 16:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:42 – 17:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:50 – 18:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:57 – 19:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:50 – 20:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:42 – 21:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:35 – 22:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:28 – 23:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:20 – 00:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:13 – 01:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:06 – 01:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:58 – 02:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:51 – 03:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:44 – 04:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:36 – 05:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:29 · Sunset: 18:57 · 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
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