🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-08-29

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
1Day06:00 – 07:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:05 – 08:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:10 – 09:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:15 – 10:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:20 – 11:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:25 – 12:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:29 – 13:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:34 – 14:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:39 – 15:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:44 – 16:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:49 – 17:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:54 – 18:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:58 – 19:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:54 – 20:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:49 – 21:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:44 – 22:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:39 – 23:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:34 – 00:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:30 – 01:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:25 – 02:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:20 – 03:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:15 – 04:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:11 – 05:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:06 – 06:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:00 · Sunset: 18:58 · 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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