🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-04-18

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
1Day06:10 – 07:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:12 – 08:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:14 – 09:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:16 – 10:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:18 – 11:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:21 – 12:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:23 – 13:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:25 – 14:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:27 – 15:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:30 – 16:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:32 – 17:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:34 – 18:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:36 – 19:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:34 – 20:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:32 – 21:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:29 – 22:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:27 – 23:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:25 – 00:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:23 – 01:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:20 – 02:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:18 – 03:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:16 – 04:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:14 – 05:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:11 – 06:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:10 · 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
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