🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-29

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
1Day05:39 – 06:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:48 – 07:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:57 – 09:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:07 – 10:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:16 – 11:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:25 – 12:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:35 – 13:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:44 – 14:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:54 – 16:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day16:03 – 17:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:12 – 18:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:22 – 19:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:31 – 20:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:22 – 21:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:12 – 22:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night22:03 – 22:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:54 – 23:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:44 – 00:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:35 – 01:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:26 – 02:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:17 – 03:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:07 – 03:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:58 – 04:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:49 – 05:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:39 · Sunset: 19:31 · 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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