🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-04-16

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
1Day06:11 – 07:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:13 – 08:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:15 – 09:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:17 – 10:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:19 – 11:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:21 – 12:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:23 – 13:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:25 – 14:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:28 – 15:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:30 – 16:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:32 – 17:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:34 – 18:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:36 – 19:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:34 – 20:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:32 – 21:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:30 – 22:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:27 – 23:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:25 – 00:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:23 – 01:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:21 – 02:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:19 – 03:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:17 – 04:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:14 – 05:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:12 – 06:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:11 · Sunset: 18:36 · 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