🪷 Hora · Perth, Australia · 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
1Day06:50 – 07:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:45 – 08:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:41 – 09:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:36 – 10:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:31 – 11:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:26 – 12:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:21 – 13:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:16 – 14:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:11 – 15:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:06 – 16:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:01 – 16:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:56 – 17:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:51 – 18:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:56 – 20:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:01 – 21:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:06 – 22:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:11 – 23:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:15 – 00:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:20 – 01:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:25 – 02:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:30 – 03:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:35 – 04:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:40 – 05:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:44 – 06:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:50 · Sunset: 17:51 · 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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