🪷 Hora · Thane, Maharashtra · 2026-08-17

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
1Day06:20 – 07:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:23 – 08:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:27 – 09:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:31 – 10:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:35 – 11:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:38 – 12:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:42 – 13:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:46 – 14:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:50 – 15:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:54 – 16:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:57 – 18:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:01 – 19:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:05 – 20:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:01 – 20:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:57 – 21:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:54 – 22:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:50 – 23:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:46 – 00:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:42 – 01:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:39 – 02:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:35 – 03:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:31 – 04:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:27 – 05:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:24 – 06:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:20 · Sunset: 19:05 · 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