🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-08

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 – 08:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:23 – 09:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:13 – 10:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:04 – 10:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:54 – 11:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:44 – 12:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:35 – 13:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:25 – 14:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:15 – 15:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:06 – 15:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:56 – 16:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:47 – 17:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:37 – 18:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:47 – 19:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:56 – 21:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:06 – 22:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:15 – 23:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:25 – 00:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:35 – 01:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:44 – 02:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:54 – 04:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:04 – 05:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:13 – 06:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:23 – 07:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:33 · Sunset: 17:37 · 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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