🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-10

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
1Day05:26 – 06:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:38 – 07:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:49 – 09:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:00 – 10:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:11 – 11:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:22 – 12:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:34 – 13:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:45 – 14:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:56 – 16:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:07 – 17:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:18 – 18:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:30 – 19:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:41 – 20:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:30 – 21:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:19 – 22:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:07 – 22:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:56 – 23:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:45 – 00:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:34 – 01:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:23 – 02:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:12 – 03:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:00 – 03:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:49 – 04:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:38 – 05:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:26 · 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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