🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-19

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 – 08:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:22 – 09:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day09:13 – 10:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day10:05 – 10:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:56 – 11:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:48 – 12:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:39 – 13:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:30 – 14:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:22 – 15:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:13 – 16:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:04 – 16:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:56 – 17:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:47 – 18:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:56 – 20:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:04 – 21:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:13 – 22:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:21 – 23:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:30 – 00:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:39 – 01:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:47 – 02:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:56 – 04:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night04:05 – 05:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night05:13 – 06:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:22 – 07:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:31 · Sunset: 17:47 · 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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