🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-18

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 – 06:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:42 – 07:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:52 – 09:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:03 – 10:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:13 – 11:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:24 – 12:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:35 – 13:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:45 – 14:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:56 – 16:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:06 – 17:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:17 – 18:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:27 – 19:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:38 – 20:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:27 – 21:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:17 – 22:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:06 – 22:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:56 – 23:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:45 – 00:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:35 – 01:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:24 – 02:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:14 – 03:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:03 – 03:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:53 – 04:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:42 – 05:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

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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