🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-16

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
1Day05:30 – 06:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:41 – 07:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:51 – 09:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:02 – 10:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:13 – 11:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:24 – 12:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:34 – 13:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:45 – 14:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:56 – 16:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:07 – 17:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:17 – 18:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:28 – 19:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:39 – 20:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:28 – 21:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:17 – 22:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:07 – 22:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:56 – 23:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:45 – 00:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:35 – 01:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:24 – 02:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:13 – 03:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:03 – 03:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:52 – 04:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:41 – 05:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:30 · Sunset: 19:39 · 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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