🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-05-18

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
1Day05:58 – 07:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:02 – 08:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:05 – 09:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:09 – 10:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:13 – 11:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:16 – 12:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:20 – 13:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:23 – 14:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:27 – 15:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:31 – 16:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:34 – 17:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:38 – 18:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:42 – 19:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:38 – 20:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:34 – 21:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:31 – 22:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:27 – 23:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:23 – 00:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:20 – 01:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:16 – 02:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:13 – 03:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:09 – 04:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:05 – 05:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:02 – 05:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:58 · Sunset: 18:42 · 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