🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-01-30

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
1Day07:25 – 08:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:18 – 09:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:11 – 10:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:03 – 10:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:56 – 11:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:49 – 12:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:41 – 13:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:34 – 14:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:27 – 15:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:20 – 16:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:12 – 17:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:05 – 17:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:58 – 19:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:05 – 20:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:12 – 21:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:19 – 22:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:27 – 23:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:34 – 00:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:41 – 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 – 04:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:03 – 05:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:10 – 06:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:17 – 07:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:25 · Sunset: 17:58 · 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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