🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-08-23

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
1Day05:56 – 07:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:02 – 08:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:08 – 09:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:14 – 10:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:19 – 11:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:25 – 12:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:31 – 13:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:37 – 14:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:43 – 15:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:48 – 16:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:54 – 18:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:00 – 19:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:06 – 20:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:00 – 20:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:54 – 21:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:49 – 22:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:43 – 23:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:37 – 00:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:31 – 01:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:26 – 02:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:20 – 03:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:14 – 04:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:08 – 05:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:03 – 05:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:56 · Sunset: 19:06 · 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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