🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-08-07

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
1Day05:45 – 06:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:53 – 08:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:01 – 09:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:10 – 10:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:18 – 11:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:26 – 12:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:34 – 13:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:42 – 14:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:51 – 15:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:59 – 17:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:07 – 18:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:15 – 19:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:23 – 20:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:15 – 21:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:07 – 21:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:59 – 22:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:51 – 23:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:43 – 00:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:35 – 01:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:26 – 02:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:18 – 03:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:10 – 04:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:02 – 04:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:54 – 05:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:45 · Sunset: 19:23 · 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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