🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-08-22

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
1Day05:27 – 06:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:31 – 07:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:36 – 08:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:40 – 09:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:44 – 10:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:48 – 11:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:52 – 12:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:56 – 14:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:00 – 15:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:04 – 16:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:08 – 17:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:12 – 18:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:16 – 19:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:12 – 20:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:08 – 21:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:04 – 22:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:00 – 22:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:56 – 23:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:52 – 00:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:48 – 01:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:44 – 02:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:40 – 03:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:36 – 04:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:32 – 05:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:27 · Sunset: 18:16 · 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