🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-04

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
1Day05:23 – 06:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:35 – 07:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:46 – 08:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:58 – 10:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:10 – 11:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:21 – 12:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:33 – 13:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:44 – 14:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:56 – 16:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:07 – 17:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:19 – 18:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:31 – 19:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:42 – 20:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:31 – 21:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:19 – 22:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:07 – 22:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:56 – 23:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:44 – 00:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:33 – 01:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:21 – 02:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:10 – 02:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:58 – 03:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:47 – 04:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:35 – 05:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:23 · 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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