What Hora is
A hora is a planetary hour. Daylight is divided into twelve parts and the night into twelve more, and each is ruled by a planet running in the Chaldean order — Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars — repeating. The first hora after sunrise always belongs to the ruler of that weekday, which is why Tuesday opens with a Mars hora.
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Day Hora (Tuesday)
Twelve planetary hours from sunrise to sunset.
| Hour | Ruling planet |
|---|---|
| 6:29 AM–7:25 AM | Mars |
| 7:25 AM–8:21 AM | Sun |
| 8:21 AM–9:17 AM | Venus |
| 9:17 AM–10:13 AM | Mercury |
| 10:13 AM–11:09 AM | Moon |
| 11:09 AM–12:05 PM | Saturn |
| 12:05 PM–1:00 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:00 PM–1:56 PM | Mars |
| 1:56 PM–2:52 PM | Sun |
| 2:52 PM–3:48 PM | Venus |
| 3:48 PM–4:44 PM | Mercury |
| 4:44 PM–5:40 PM | Moon |
Night Hora
Twelve more from sunset to the next sunrise.
| Hour | Ruling planet |
|---|---|
| 5:40 PM–6:44 PM | Saturn |
| 6:44 PM–7:48 PM | Jupiter |
| 7:48 PM–8:53 PM | Mars |
| 8:53 PM–9:57 PM | Sun |
| 9:57 PM–11:01 PM | Venus |
| 11:01 PM–12:05 AM | Mercury |
| 12:05 AM–1:09 AM | Moon |
| 1:09 AM–2:13 AM | Saturn |
| 2:13 AM–3:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:18 AM–4:22 AM | Mars |
| 4:22 AM–5:26 AM | Sun |
| 5:26 AM–6:30 AM | Venus |
What each hora is used for
Traditionally, each planet's hour suits a different kind of work.
- Jupiter — study, ceremony, and anything needing goodwill
- Mercury — paperwork, trade and communication
- Venus — art, purchases and relationships
- Moon — travel and matters of the home
- Sun — dealing with authority
- Mars and Saturn — hard, solitary work rather than new beginnings
A hora is a timing convention, not a forecast.
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Frequently asked
- How long is one hora?
- Not a clock hour. Daylight is split into twelve equal parts and night into twelve, so a hora runs longer than sixty minutes in summer daylight and shorter in winter — and day and night horas differ in length on the same date.
- Which hora is running now?
- Match the current time against the day table above (sunrise to sunset) or the night table (sunset onwards). Both are given in local time for New Delhi, India (IST).
- Why does the day start with a different planet each weekday?
- Because the weekday is named for the planet ruling its first hora — Sunday opens with a Sun hora, Monday with the Moon, and so on. The sequence then continues in Chaldean order through all twenty-four.
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