🪷 Hora · Mysore, Karnataka · 2026-08-17

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
1Day06:12 – 07:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:15 – 08:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:17 – 09:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:20 – 10:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:22 – 11:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:25 – 12:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:28 – 13:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:30 – 14:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:33 – 15:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:35 – 16:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:38 – 17:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:41 – 18:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:43 – 19:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:41 – 20:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:38 – 21:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:35 – 22:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:33 – 23:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:30 – 00:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:28 – 01:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:25 – 02:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:23 – 03:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:20 – 04:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:17 – 05:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:15 – 06:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:12 · Sunset: 18:43 · 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