🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-01-20

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
1Day06:49 – 07:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:46 – 08:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:44 – 09:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:42 – 10:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:39 – 11:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:37 – 12:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:34 – 13:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:32 – 14:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:30 – 15:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:27 – 16:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:25 – 17:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:22 – 18:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:20 – 19:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:22 – 20:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:25 – 21:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:27 – 22:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:30 – 23:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:32 – 00:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:34 – 01:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:37 – 02:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:39 – 03:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:42 – 04:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:44 – 05:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:46 – 06:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:49 · Sunset: 18:20 · 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 · Mysore, Karnataka · BPHS Reference