🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-06-16

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 – 06:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:30 – 07:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:42 – 08:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:53 – 10:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:05 – 11:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:17 – 12:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:29 – 13:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:41 – 14:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:53 – 16:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day16:04 – 17:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day17:16 – 18:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:28 – 19:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:40 – 20:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:28 – 21:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night21:16 – 22:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night22:05 – 22:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:53 – 23:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:41 – 00:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:29 – 01:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:17 – 02:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:05 – 02:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:53 – 03:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:42 – 04:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:30 – 05:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:18 · Sunset: 19:40 · 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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