🪷 Hora · Perth, Australia · 2026-08-20

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
1Day06:47 – 07:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:43 – 08:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:38 – 09:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:34 – 10:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:29 – 11:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:25 – 12:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:20 – 13:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:16 – 14:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:11 – 15:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:07 – 16:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:02 – 16:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:57 – 17:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:53 – 18:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:57 – 20:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:02 – 21:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:06 – 22:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:11 – 23:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:15 – 00:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:20 – 01:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:24 – 02:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:28 – 03:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:33 – 04:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:37 – 05:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:42 – 06:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:47 · Sunset: 17:53 · 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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