Hora Calculator
Which planet rules each hour of the day and night, right now.
Planetary Hours (Hora) split today's daylight into 12 equal hours and tonight's darkness into another 12, each ruled in turn by one of the 7 classical planets in a fixed repeating order. Enter your city to see which planet rules right now, and the full 24-hour breakdown.
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The fixed planetary order and why it starts differently each day
The rulership cycles through Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, repeating continuously across all 24 hours. Which planet rules the very first hour after sunrise is fixed by the weekday itself — Sunday's first hour is ruled by the Sun, Monday's by the Moon, and so on through each weekday's own classical ruler — after which the fixed 7-planet order simply continues.
Frequently asked questions
Is a planetary hour exactly 60 minutes?
No — each Hora is 1/12th of the actual daylight or night duration for that specific day and location, so it's usually a bit more or less than 60 minutes and changes slightly through the year.
How is the Hora system different from Choghadiya?
Both divide day and night into 12+12 or 8+8 segments respectively off sunrise/sunset, but Hora assigns segments to the 7 classical planets in a continuous fixed order, while Choghadiya assigns segments to 7 named auspicious/inauspicious qualities.