🪷 Hora · Perth, Australia · 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
1Day07:00 – 07:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:52 – 08:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:44 – 09:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:36 – 10:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:29 – 11:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:21 – 12:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:13 – 13:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:05 – 13:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:57 – 14:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:50 – 15:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:42 – 16:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:34 – 17:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:26 – 18:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:34 – 19:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:42 – 20:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:50 – 21:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:58 – 23:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:05 – 00:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:13 – 01:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:21 – 02:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:29 – 03:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:37 – 04:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:45 – 05:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:53 – 07:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:00 · Sunset: 17:26 · 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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