🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-01-28

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
1Day06:30 – 07:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:25 – 08:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:21 – 09:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:16 – 10:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:11 – 11:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:06 – 12:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:02 – 12:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:57 – 13:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:52 – 14:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:47 – 15:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:43 – 16:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:38 – 17:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:33 – 18:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:38 – 19:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:43 – 20:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:47 – 21:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:52 – 22:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:57 – 00:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:01 – 01:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:06 – 02:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:11 – 03:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:16 – 04:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:20 – 05:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:25 – 06:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 17:33 · 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