🪷 Hora · Thane, Maharashtra · 2026-08-18

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 – 07:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:23 – 08:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:27 – 09:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:31 – 10:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:35 – 11:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:38 – 12:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:42 – 13:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:46 – 14:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:49 – 15:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:53 – 16:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:57 – 18:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:01 – 19:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:04 – 20:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:01 – 20:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:57 – 21:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:53 – 22:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:50 – 23:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:46 – 00:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:42 – 01:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:38 – 02:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:35 – 03:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:31 – 04:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:27 – 05:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:24 – 06:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:20 · Sunset: 19:04 · 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
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