🪷 Hora · Phoenix, USA · 2026-10-01

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

Sunrise: 06:23 · Sunset: 18:14 · 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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