🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-18

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
1Day07:31 – 08:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:22 – 09:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day09:14 – 10:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day10:05 – 10:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:56 – 11:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:47 – 12:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:39 – 13:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:30 – 14:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:21 – 15:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:12 – 16:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:04 – 16:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:55 – 17:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:46 – 18:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:55 – 20:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:03 – 21:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:12 – 22:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:21 – 23:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:30 – 00:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:38 – 01:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:47 – 02:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:56 – 04:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night04:05 – 05:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night05:13 – 06:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:22 – 07:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:31 · Sunset: 17:46 · 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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