🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-16

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 – 08:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:23 – 09:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:14 – 10:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:05 – 10:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:56 – 11:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:47 – 12:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:38 – 13:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:29 – 14:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:20 – 15:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:11 – 16:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:02 – 16:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:53 – 17:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:44 – 18:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:53 – 20:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:02 – 21:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:11 – 22:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:20 – 23:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:29 – 00:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:38 – 01:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:47 – 02:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:56 – 04:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:05 – 05:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:13 – 06:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:22 – 07:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:32 · Sunset: 17:44 · 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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