🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-07-22

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
1Day05:15 – 06:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:21 – 07:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:28 – 08:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:35 – 09:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:42 – 10:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day10:48 – 11:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day11:55 – 13:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:02 – 14:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:09 – 15:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:16 – 16:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:22 – 17:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:29 – 18:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:36 – 19:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:29 – 20:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:22 – 21:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:16 – 22:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:09 – 23:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:02 – 23:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night23:55 – 00:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night00:49 – 01:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:42 – 02:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:35 – 03:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:28 – 04:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:22 – 05:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:15 · Sunset: 18:36 · 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