🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-08-08

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
1Day05:22 – 06:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:27 – 07:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:33 – 08:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:38 – 09:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:44 – 10:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:49 – 11:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:54 – 13:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:00 – 14:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:05 – 15:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:11 – 16:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:16 – 17:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:22 – 18:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:27 – 19:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:22 – 20:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:16 – 21:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:11 – 22:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:05 – 23:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:00 – 23:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:55 – 00:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:49 – 01:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:44 – 02:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:39 – 03:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:33 – 04:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:28 – 05:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:22 · Sunset: 18:27 · 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