🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-06-19

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 – 06:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:30 – 07:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:42 – 08:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:54 – 10:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:06 – 11:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:18 – 12:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:30 – 13:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:41 – 14:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:53 – 16:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:05 – 17:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:17 – 18:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:29 – 19:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:41 – 20:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:29 – 21:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:17 – 22:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:05 – 22:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:53 – 23:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:42 – 00:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:30 – 01:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:18 – 02:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:06 – 02:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:54 – 03:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:42 – 04:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:30 – 05:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:18 · Sunset: 19:41 · 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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