🪷 Hora · Perth, Australia · 2026-01-18

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
1Day05:28 – 06:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:38 – 07:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:48 – 08:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:58 – 10:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:07 – 11:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:17 – 12:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:27 – 13:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:37 – 14:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:46 – 15:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:56 – 17:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:06 – 18:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:15 – 19:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:25 – 20:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:16 – 21:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:06 – 21:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:56 – 22:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:47 – 23:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:37 – 00:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:27 – 01:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:18 – 02:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:08 – 02:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:58 – 03:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:49 – 04:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:39 – 05:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:28 · Sunset: 19:25 · 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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