🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-25

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
1Day05:36 – 06:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:46 – 07:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:56 – 09:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:05 – 10:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:15 – 11:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:25 – 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 – 14:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:55 – 16:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:04 – 17:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:14 – 18:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:24 – 19:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:34 – 20:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:24 – 21:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:14 – 22:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:05 – 22:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:55 – 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 – 01:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:25 – 02:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:16 – 03:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:06 – 03:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:56 – 04:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:46 – 05:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:36 · Sunset: 19:34 · 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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