🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-01-22

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
1Day06:31 – 07:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:26 – 08:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:21 – 09:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:16 – 10:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:11 – 11:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:05 – 12:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:00 – 12:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:55 – 13:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:50 – 14:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:45 – 15:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:39 – 16:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:34 – 17:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:29 – 18:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:34 – 19:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:39 – 20:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:45 – 21:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:50 – 22:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:55 – 00:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:00 – 01:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:05 – 02:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:10 – 03:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:16 – 04:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:21 – 05:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:26 – 06:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:31 · Sunset: 17:29 · 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