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Hora today
The twenty-four planetary hours of the day for any city — which planet rules this hour, and the whole table from sunrise.
How horas run
Daylight is divided into twelve horas and the night into twelve. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's planet — the Sun on Sunday, the Moon on Monday — and the rest follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon. That order is why the weekdays are named as they are.
What each hora favours
Jupiter's hora for learning and blessings, Venus's for the arts and relationships, Mercury's for trade and writing, the Moon's for travel and beginnings, the Sun's for authority, Mars's for effort, Saturn's for patient work.
Common questions
Why are day and night horas different lengths?
Because each is one-twelfth of the actual daylight or night, which are equal only at the equinox.
Which hora is best for starting work?
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and the Moon are the classical favourites; Mars and Saturn are for work that needs force or patience rather than a fresh start.
Does the hora depend on my chart?
The hora itself is shared by everyone in your city; what it does for you depends on that planet's place in your kundali.