🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-03-07

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
1Day06:49 – 07:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:47 – 08:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:46 – 09:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:44 – 10:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:43 – 11:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:41 – 12:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:39 – 13:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:38 – 14:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:36 – 15:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:35 – 16:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:33 – 17:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:32 – 18:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:30 – 19:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:31 – 20:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:33 – 21:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:34 – 22:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:36 – 23:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:37 – 00:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:39 – 01:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:40 – 02:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:42 – 03:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:43 – 04:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:45 – 05:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:46 – 06:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:49 · Sunset: 18:30 · 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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