🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-05-06

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
1Day05:35 – 06:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:43 – 07:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:52 – 09:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:00 – 10:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:08 – 11:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:17 – 12:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:25 – 13:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:33 – 14:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:42 – 15:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:50 – 16:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:58 – 18:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:07 – 19:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:15 – 20:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:07 – 20:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:58 – 21:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:50 – 22:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:41 – 23:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:33 – 00:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:25 – 01:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:16 – 02:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:08 – 02:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:59 – 03:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:51 – 04:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:42 – 05:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:35 · Sunset: 19:15 · 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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