🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-08-04

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
1Day05:43 – 06:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:51 – 08:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:00 – 09:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:09 – 10:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:17 – 11:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:26 – 12:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:34 – 13:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:43 – 14:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:52 – 16:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day16:00 – 17:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day17:09 – 18:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:17 – 19:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:26 – 20:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:17 – 21:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night21:09 – 22:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night22:00 – 22:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:52 – 23:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:43 – 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 – 02:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:18 – 03:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:09 – 04:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:01 – 04:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:52 – 05:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:43 · Sunset: 19:26 · 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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