🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-17

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
1Day05:31 – 06:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:41 – 07:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:52 – 09:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:03 – 10:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:13 – 11:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:24 – 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 – 16:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:06 – 17:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:17 – 18:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:28 – 19:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:38 – 20:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:28 – 21:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:17 – 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 – 00:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:35 – 01:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:24 – 02:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:14 – 03:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:03 – 03:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:52 – 04:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:42 – 05:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:31 · Sunset: 19:38 · 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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