Planetary hours
Hora Today (Planetary Hours)
The 24 planetary-hour (hora) table for today, 12 day-horas and 12 night-horas, each with its ruling graha and local start-end time. Computed from your city's sunrise-sunset; the currently active hora is highlighted.
What is a hora?
A hora is a planetary hour, meaning one of 24 slots into which a solar day is divided so that each is ruled by one of the seven classical grahas. Twelve day-horas run sunrise to sunset, and twelve night-horas run sunset to the next sunrise.
Every day's first hora is ruled by that weekday's own vara-lord: the Sun on Sunday, the Moon on Monday, and so on. From there the cycle steps through the classical order: Sun → Venus → Mercury → Moon → Saturn → Jupiter → Mars, and repeats.
A hora is not always 60 minutes: day length and night length shift with season and latitude, so slot length shifts with them. Near the equator each hora sits close to one hour; farther from it, day-horas and night-horas can differ noticeably.
What each hora is traditionally used for
- Sun
- Government or legal work, starting a job, matters of authority.
- Moon
- Travel, moving into a new home, matters involving the family.
- Mars
- Property, construction, dispute resolution, legal filings.
- Mercury
- Writing, correspondence, trade, agreements, contracts.
- Jupiter
- Learning, weddings, religious ritual, financial investment.
- Venus
- Art, decoration, weddings, entertainment.
- Saturn
- Long-term planning, cleaning, land paperwork.
FAQ
Questions about hora
What is the difference between hora and choghadiya? +
Both split day and night into slots, but on different bases. Hora is a 24-slot table driven by the weekly planetary cycle; choghadiya is an 8-slot table that also carries a quality (Amrit, Shubh, Labh, and so on). Muhurat readings use both as separate signals.
Is the same hora at the same clock time everywhere? +
No. Each hora's window depends on your city's sunrise and sunset, so a Jupiter hora on the same date lands at different clock times in Delhi and London. This page shows the times for your city.
Does a hora carry a "shubh" or "avoid" label like Rahu Kaal? +
Hora itself does not carry a "shubh" or "avoid" flag; the ruling graha indicates what kind of work is traditionally suited to that window. Mercury hora is treated as good for commerce, Venus hora for the arts, and so on. Avoidances like Rahu Kaal and Bhadra are layered on separately when picking a muhurat.
Does this work for cities outside India? +
Yes. The table is derived from the city's sunrise-sunset and time zone, so the correct hora table is produced for New York, London, Sydney, or anywhere else.