🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-08-06

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
1Day05:44 – 06:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:53 – 08:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:01 – 09:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:09 – 10:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:18 – 11:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:26 – 12:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:34 – 13:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:43 – 14:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:51 – 15:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:59 – 17:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:08 – 18:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:16 – 19:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:24 – 20:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:16 – 21:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:08 – 21:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:59 – 22:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:51 – 23:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:43 – 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 – 02:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:18 – 03:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:10 – 04:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:02 – 04:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:53 – 05:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:44 · Sunset: 19:24 · 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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