🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-05-08

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
1Day06:01 – 07:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:04 – 08:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:07 – 09:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:10 – 10:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:14 – 11:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:17 – 12:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:20 – 13:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:23 – 14:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:26 – 15:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:30 – 16:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:33 – 17:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:36 – 18:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:39 – 19:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:36 – 20:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:33 – 21:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:30 – 22:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:26 – 23:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:23 – 00:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:20 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:13 – 03:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:10 – 04:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:07 – 05:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:04 – 06:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:01 · Sunset: 18:39 · 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