🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-05

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
1Day05:24 – 06:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:35 – 07:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:47 – 08:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:58 – 10:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:10 – 11:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:21 – 12:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:33 – 13:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:44 – 14:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:56 – 16:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day16:07 – 17:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:19 – 18:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:30 – 19:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:42 – 20:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:30 – 21:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:19 – 22:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night22:08 – 22:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:56 – 23:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:45 – 00:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:33 – 01:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:22 – 02:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:10 – 02:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:59 – 03:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:47 – 04:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:36 – 05:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:24 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Phoenix, USA · BPHS Reference