🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-06

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 – 06:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:36 – 07:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:47 – 08:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:59 – 10:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:10 – 11:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:22 – 12:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:33 – 13:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:44 – 14:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:56 – 16:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:07 – 17:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:19 – 18:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:30 – 19:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:42 – 20:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:30 – 21:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:19 – 22:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:08 – 22:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:56 – 23:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:45 – 00:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:33 – 01:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:22 – 02:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:10 – 02:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:59 – 03:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:48 – 04:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:36 – 05:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

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
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