🪷 Hora · Thane, Maharashtra · 2026-08-20

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 – 07:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:24 – 08:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:27 – 09:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:31 – 10:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:34 – 11:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:38 – 12:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:42 – 13:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:45 – 14:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:49 – 15:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:52 – 16:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:56 – 17:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:59 – 19:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:03 – 19:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:59 – 20:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:56 – 21:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:52 – 22:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:49 – 23:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:45 – 00:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:42 – 01:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:38 – 02:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:35 – 03:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:31 – 04:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:28 – 05:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:24 – 06:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:20 · Sunset: 19:03 · 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