🪷 Hora · Thane, Maharashtra · 2026-08-16

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
1Day06:19 – 07:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:23 – 08:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:27 – 09:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:31 – 10:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:35 – 11:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:39 – 12:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:42 – 13:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:46 – 14:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:50 – 15:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:54 – 16:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:58 – 18:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:02 – 19:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:06 – 20:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:02 – 20:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:58 – 21:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:54 – 22:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:50 – 23:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:46 – 00:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:43 – 01:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:39 – 02:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:35 – 03:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:31 – 04:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:27 – 05:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:23 – 06:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:19 · Sunset: 19:06 · 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 · Thane, Maharashtra · BPHS Reference