🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-06-04

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
1Day05:18 – 06:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:30 – 07:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:41 – 08:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:52 – 10:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:04 – 11:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:15 – 12:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:27 – 13:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:38 – 14:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:49 – 16:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:01 – 17:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:12 – 18:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:23 – 19:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:35 – 20:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:23 – 21:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:12 – 22:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:01 – 22:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:49 – 23:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:38 – 00:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:26 – 01:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:15 – 02:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:04 – 02:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:52 – 03:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:41 – 04:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:30 – 05:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:18 · Sunset: 19:35 · 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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