🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-22

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
1Day07:30 – 08:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:21 – 09:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:13 – 10:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:05 – 10:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:56 – 11:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:48 – 12:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:40 – 13:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:31 – 14:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:23 – 15:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:15 – 16:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:06 – 16:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:58 – 17:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:50 – 18:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:58 – 20:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:06 – 21:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:15 – 22:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:23 – 23:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:31 – 00:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:40 – 01:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:48 – 02:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:56 – 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 – 06:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:21 – 07:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:30 · Sunset: 17:50 · 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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