🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-07-28

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
1Day05:17 – 06:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:24 – 07:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:30 – 08:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:36 – 09:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:43 – 10:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day10:49 – 11:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day11:55 – 13:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:02 – 14:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:08 – 15:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:14 – 16:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:21 – 17:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:27 – 18:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:33 – 19:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:27 – 20:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:21 – 21:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:14 – 22:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:08 – 23:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:02 – 23:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night23:56 – 00:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night00:49 – 01:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:43 – 02:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:37 – 03:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:30 – 04:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:24 – 05:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:17 · Sunset: 18:33 · 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