🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-23

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
1Day07:29 – 08:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:21 – 09:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:13 – 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 – 11:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:48 – 12:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:40 – 13:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:32 – 14:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:24 – 15:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:15 – 16:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:07 – 16:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:59 – 17:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:51 – 18:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:59 – 20:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:07 – 21:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:15 – 22:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:23 – 23:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:32 – 00:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:40 – 01:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:48 – 02:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:56 – 04:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:04 – 05:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:12 – 06:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:21 – 07:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:29 · Sunset: 17:51 · 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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