🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-03

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 – 08:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:22 – 09:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day09:12 – 10:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day10:02 – 10:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:52 – 11:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:43 – 12:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:33 – 13:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:23 – 14:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:13 – 15:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:03 – 15:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:53 – 16:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:43 – 17:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:33 – 18:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:43 – 19:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:53 – 21:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:03 – 22:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:13 – 23:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:23 – 00:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:33 – 01:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:43 – 02:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:53 – 04:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night04:03 – 05:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night05:12 – 06:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:22 – 07:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:32 · Sunset: 17:33 · 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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