🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-20

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
1Day05:33 – 06:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:43 – 07:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:53 – 09:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:04 – 10:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:14 – 11:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:24 – 12:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:35 – 13:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:45 – 14:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:55 – 16:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:06 – 17:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:16 – 18:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:26 – 19:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:37 – 20:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:27 – 21:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:16 – 22:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:06 – 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 – 00:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:35 – 01:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:25 – 02:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:14 – 03:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:04 – 03:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:54 – 04:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:43 – 05:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:33 · Sunset: 19:37 · 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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