🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-01-08

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
1Day06:32 – 07:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:26 – 08:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:20 – 09:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:13 – 10:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:07 – 11:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:01 – 11:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:55 – 12:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:49 – 13:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:43 – 14:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:37 – 15:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:31 – 16:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:25 – 17:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:19 – 18:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:25 – 19:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:31 – 20:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:37 – 21:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:43 – 22:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:49 – 23:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:55 – 01:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:01 – 02:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:07 – 03:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:14 – 04:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:20 – 05:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:26 – 06:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:32 · Sunset: 17:19 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Ranchi, Jharkhand · BPHS Reference