🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-07-29

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
1Day05:18 – 06:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:24 – 07:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:30 – 08:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:36 – 09:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:43 – 10:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day10:49 – 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 – 14:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:08 – 15:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:14 – 16:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:20 – 17:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:27 – 18:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:33 – 19:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:27 – 20:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:20 – 21:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:14 – 22:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:08 – 23:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:02 – 23:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night23:56 – 00:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night00:49 – 01:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:43 – 02:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:37 – 03:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:31 – 04:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:24 – 05:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:18 · 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