🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-24

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 – 08:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:21 – 09:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day09:13 – 10:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day10:04 – 10:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:56 – 11:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:48 – 12:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:40 – 13:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:32 – 14:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:24 – 15:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:16 – 16:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:08 – 17:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:00 – 17:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:52 – 19:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:00 – 20:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:08 – 21:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:16 – 22:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:24 – 23:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:32 – 00:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:40 – 01:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:48 – 02:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:56 – 04:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night04:04 – 05:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night05:12 – 06:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:20 – 07:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:29 · Sunset: 17:52 · 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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