🪷 Hora · Ranchi, Jharkhand · 2026-08-28

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
1Day05:30 – 06:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:33 – 07:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:36 – 08:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:40 – 09:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day09:43 – 10:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day10:47 – 11:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day11:50 – 12:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day12:54 – 13:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:57 – 15:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:00 – 16:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:04 – 17:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:07 – 18:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:11 – 19:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:07 – 20:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:04 – 21:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:01 – 21:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:57 – 22:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night22:54 – 23:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night23:50 – 00:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night00:47 – 01:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:43 – 02:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:40 – 03:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:37 – 04:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:33 – 05:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:30 · Sunset: 18:11 · 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