🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-07-30

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 – 06:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:49 – 07:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:58 – 09:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:07 – 10:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:16 – 11:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:26 – 12:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:35 – 13:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:44 – 14:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:53 – 16:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:02 – 17:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:12 – 18:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:21 – 19:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:30 – 20:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:21 – 21:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:12 – 22:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:03 – 22:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:53 – 23:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:44 – 00:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:35 – 01:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:26 – 02:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:17 – 03:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:08 – 03:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:58 – 04:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:49 – 05:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:39 · Sunset: 19:30 · 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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