🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-28

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
1Day05:38 – 06:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:47 – 07:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:57 – 09:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:06 – 10:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:16 – 11:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:25 – 12:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:35 – 13:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:44 – 14:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:54 – 16:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day16:03 – 17:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day17:13 – 18:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:22 – 19:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:32 – 20:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:22 – 21:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night21:13 – 22:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night22:03 – 22:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:54 – 23:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:45 – 00:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:35 – 01:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:26 – 02:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:16 – 03:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:07 – 03:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:58 – 04:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:48 – 05:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:38 · Sunset: 19:32 · 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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