🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-06-08

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 – 06:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:29 – 07:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:41 – 08:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:53 – 10:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:04 – 11:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:16 – 12:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:27 – 13:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:39 – 14:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:50 – 16:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:02 – 17:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:14 – 18:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:25 – 19:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:37 – 20:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:25 – 21:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:14 – 22:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:02 – 22:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:50 – 23:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:39 – 00:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:27 – 01:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:16 – 02:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:04 – 02:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:52 – 03:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:41 – 04:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:29 – 05:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:18 · Sunset: 19:37 · 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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