🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-01-17

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
1Day06:48 – 07:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:46 – 08:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:43 – 09:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:41 – 10:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:38 – 11:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:36 – 12:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:33 – 13:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:31 – 14:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:28 – 15:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:26 – 16:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:23 – 17:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:21 – 18:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:18 – 19:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:21 – 20:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:23 – 21:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:26 – 22:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:28 – 23:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:31 – 00:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:33 – 01:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:36 – 02:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:38 – 03:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:41 – 04:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:43 – 05:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:46 – 06:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:48 · Sunset: 18:18 · 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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