Hora – Auspiscious or Inauspicious time in a Day

Hora is a one hour duration in a day, ruled by a particular planet. In a week, on each of the seven days, starting from the sunrise or sunset time, there are 24 horas ruled by the seven planets. Depending on the ruling planet the horas are either suitable or inimical for various undertakings. This can be used to select a suitable time for an undertaking.

The following hora chart shows the day and the planet ruling the hora at any given time of the day. To know the horaphala during any hour on any week day, click on the corresponding square. For this you need to know the sunrise time on that day at your place. you can check the local sunrise time for your place from your local news paper.

For example: You want to check the hora on Wednesday 10.00 am. Your local news paper gives the sunrise time as, say 6.30 am and sunset as 6:00 pm. Divide these 11.5 hours by 12 and each 57 minutes 30 seconds (appromixately 1 hour) is controlled by each planet as given in table below.
Similarly 12.5 hours of night is controlled by planets in order of 62 minutes 30 seconds each.
Below given hour is approximation based on an assumption that sunrise happens ideally at 6 am and sunset at 6 pm.

Moon(Chandra) Hora : The Moon’s Hora is auspicious for joining service, to meet elders, for change of place and residence, travelling, to undertake house and property related matters, for meeting the opposite sex and romance, for buying and wearing ornaments, for mediation, for buying and selling of textiles and apparels, all water related works and creative and artistic works.

Mars(Kuja) Hora : The Mars Hora is auspicious for dealing with land and agriculture related matters, buying and selling of vehicles, electrical and engineering works, adventurous undertakings and sports, for giving and taking loans, for physical exercises and martial arts, and for matters related brothers and also fire. Avoid quarrels and confrontations.

Mercury(Budha) Hora : The Hora of Mercury is auspicious for trade and business related matters, for all types of work related to medicines, for learning and teaching, for studying scriptures, astrology, writing, printing and publishing related works, for buying or wearing ornaments, all types of accounts work, for telecommunication and computer related matters.

Jupiter(Guru) Hora : The Hora of Jupiter is highly auspicious for all auspicious undertakings. It is auspicious for joining a job, to start business, to meet the elders, to start a new course or learning, for court related matters, for all religious undertakings, for marriage talks and for journeys and pilgrimages.

Venus(Sukra) Hora : The Hora of Venus is auspicious for love and marriage related matters, for buying and selling of ornaments and cloths, for recreation and entertainment related matters, to buy or use new vehicles and for dance and music related matters.

Saturn(Sani) Hora : The Hora of Saturn is suitable to deal with labor related matters, for oil and iron related businesses. It is inauspicious for all other matters.