🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-01

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
1Day07:32 – 08:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:22 – 09:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:12 – 10:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:02 – 10:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:52 – 11:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:42 – 12:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:32 – 13:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:22 – 14:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:12 – 15:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:01 – 15:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:51 – 16:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:41 – 17:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:31 – 18:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:41 – 19:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:51 – 21:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:02 – 22:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:12 – 23:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:22 – 00:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:32 – 01:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:42 – 02:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:52 – 04:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:02 – 05:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:12 – 06:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:22 – 07:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:32 · Sunset: 17:31 · Timezone: UTC-7

📚 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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