🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-06-23

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
1Day05:19 – 06:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:31 – 07:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:43 – 08:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:55 – 10:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:07 – 11:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:19 – 12:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:30 – 13:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:42 – 14:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:54 – 16:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day16:06 – 17:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day17:18 – 18:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:30 – 19:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:42 – 20:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:30 – 21:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night21:18 – 22:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night22:06 – 22:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:54 – 23:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:42 – 00:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:31 – 01:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:19 – 02:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:07 – 02:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:55 – 03:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:43 – 04:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:31 – 05:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:19 · Sunset: 19:42 · 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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