🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-05-01

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
1Day05:40 – 06:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:47 – 07:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:55 – 09:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:03 – 10:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:10 – 11:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:18 – 12:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:25 – 13:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:33 – 14:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:41 – 15:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:48 – 16:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:56 – 18:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:04 – 19:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:11 – 20:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:03 – 20:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:56 – 21:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:48 – 22:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:40 – 23:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:33 – 00:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:25 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:10 – 03:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:02 – 03:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:54 – 04:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:46 – 05:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 19:11 · 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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