🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-08-16
24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa
| # | Period | Time | Ruling Graha | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Day | 05:51 – 06:58 | सूर्य (Sūrya) | Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority |
| 2 | Day | 06:58 – 08:05 | शुक्र (Śukra) | Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters |
| 3 | Day | 08:05 – 09:12 | बुध (Budha) | Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga |
| 4 | Day | 09:12 – 10:19 | चन्द्र (Candra) | Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals |
| 5 | Day | 10:19 – 11:26 | शनि (Śani) | Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā |
| 6 | Day | 11:26 – 12:33 | गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati) | Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha |
| 7 | Day | 12:33 – 13:40 | मङ्गल (Maṅgala) | Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work) |
| 8 | Day | 13:40 – 14:46 | सूर्य (Sūrya) | Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority |
| 9 | Day | 14:46 – 15:53 | शुक्र (Śukra) | Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters |
| 10 | Day | 15:53 – 17:00 | बुध (Budha) | Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga |
| 11 | Day | 17:00 – 18:07 | चन्द्र (Candra) | Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals |
| 12 | Day | 18:07 – 19:14 | शनि (Śani) | Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā |
| 13 | Night | 19:14 – 20:07 | गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati) | Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha |
| 14 | Night | 20:07 – 21:00 | मङ्गल (Maṅgala) | Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work) |
| 15 | Night | 21:00 – 21:54 | सूर्य (Sūrya) | Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority |
| 16 | Night | 21:54 – 22:47 | शुक्र (Śukra) | Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters |
| 17 | Night | 22:47 – 23:40 | बुध (Budha) | Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga |
| 18 | Night | 23:40 – 00:33 | चन्द्र (Candra) | Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals |
| 19 | Night | 00:33 – 01:26 | शनि (Śani) | Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā |
| 20 | Night | 01:26 – 02:19 | गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati) | Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha |
| 21 | Night | 02:19 – 03:13 | मङ्गल (Maṅgala) | Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work) |
| 22 | Night | 03:13 – 04:06 | सूर्य (Sūrya) | Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority |
| 23 | Night | 04:06 – 04:59 | शुक्र (Śukra) | Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters |
| 24 | Night | 04:59 – 05:52 | बुध (Budha) | Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga |
Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 19:14 · Timezone: UTC-7
📚 See Also
- Muhūrta · Rāhu-Kālam for Phoenix, USA · 15 day-muhūrtas + inauspicious windows
- Choghadiya for Phoenix, USA · 8 day + 8 night choghadiyas
- Universal pañchāṅga for 2026-08-16 · Tithi · nakshatra · yoga · karaṇa
- 89 jyotiṣa-reference pages · All graha · rāśi · nakshatra · tithi · karaṇa pages
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries