Hora Time in Prashna — Planetary Hours of the Day
Beyond weekdays, each hour belongs to a planet (Hora). Day starts with the day-lord's hora, then cycles in a fixed order: Sun → Venus → Mercury → Moon → Saturn → Jupiter → Mars → Sun. Asking in the right hora amplifies the question.
How hora is calculated
- Day-time and night-time each split into 12 horas.
- First hora belongs to the day's ruler (e.g., Sunday: Sun-hora first).
- Order: Sun → Venus → Mercury → Moon → Saturn → Jupiter → Mars.
- Repeat through 12 hours of day, then 12 hours of night.
Best horas for question types
- Career: Sun-hora.
- Marriage: Venus-hora.
- Education: Mercury or Jupiter-hora.
- Health: Sun-hora (vitality) or Mars-hora (medicine).
- Saturn-hora: avoid for new beginnings, use for endings.
Practical use
- If your question can wait 1-2 hours, schedule for matching hora.
- Hora is supportive, not decisive.
- Five Sutras still rule the actual answer.
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