🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-13

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 – 08:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:23 – 09:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day09:14 – 10:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day10:05 – 10:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:55 – 11:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:46 – 12:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:37 – 13:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:28 – 14:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:18 – 15:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:09 – 16:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:00 – 16:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:51 – 17:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:41 – 18:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:51 – 20:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:00 – 21:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:09 – 22:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:18 – 23:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:27 – 00:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:37 – 01:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:46 – 02:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:55 – 04:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night04:04 – 05:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night05:14 – 06:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:23 – 07:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:32 · Sunset: 17:41 · 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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