🪷 Hora · Perth, Australia · 2026-01-16

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
1Day05:27 – 06:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:36 – 07:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:46 – 08:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:56 – 10:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:06 – 11:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:16 – 12:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:26 – 13:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:36 – 14:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:46 – 15:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:56 – 17:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:06 – 18:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:16 – 19:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:26 – 20:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:16 – 21:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:06 – 21:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:56 – 22:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:46 – 23:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:36 – 00:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:27 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:07 – 02:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:57 – 03:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:47 – 04:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:37 – 05:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:27 · Sunset: 19:26 · Timezone: UTC+8

📚 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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