🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-28

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
1Day07:27 – 08:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:19 – 09:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day09:11 – 10:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day10:04 – 10:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:56 – 11:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:49 – 12:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:41 – 13:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:34 – 14:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:26 – 15:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:18 – 16:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:11 – 17:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:03 – 17:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:56 – 19:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:03 – 20:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:11 – 21:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:18 – 22:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:26 – 23:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:33 – 00:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:41 – 01:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:48 – 02:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:56 – 04:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night04:03 – 05:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night05:11 – 06:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:18 – 07:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:27 · Sunset: 17:56 · 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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