🪷 Hora · Washington DC, USA · 2026-07-18

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
1Day04:57 – 06:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:10 – 07:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:23 – 08:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:36 – 09:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:49 – 11:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:02 – 12:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:14 – 13:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:27 – 14:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:40 – 15:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:53 – 17:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:06 – 18:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:19 – 19:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:32 – 20:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:19 – 21:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:06 – 21:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:53 – 22:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:40 – 23:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:28 – 00:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:15 – 01:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:02 – 01:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:49 – 02:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:36 – 03:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:24 – 04:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:11 – 04:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 04:57 · Sunset: 19:32 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC-5

Sources and Related Timing Tools

Continue from this Hora table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 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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