🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-06

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
1Day07:33 – 08:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:23 – 09:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day09:13 – 10:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day10:03 – 10:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:53 – 11:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:44 – 12:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:34 – 13:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:24 – 14:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:14 – 15:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:05 – 15:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:55 – 16:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:45 – 17:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:35 – 18:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:45 – 19:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:55 – 21:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:05 – 22:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:14 – 23:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:24 – 00:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:34 – 01:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:44 – 02:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:54 – 04:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night04:03 – 05:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night05:13 – 06:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:23 – 07:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:33 · Sunset: 17:35 · 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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