Horai and Horai Mantra – 7 Planetary Hours

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What is Horai?

Horai (also spelled Hora) refers to the planetary hours – divisions of daylight ruled by different planets in sequence. Each Horai has a unique mantra invoking that planet’s ruling deity.

The 7 Horais and Their Mantras

HoraiRuling PlanetMantraSignificance
SooryaSunॐ घृणि सूर्याय नमः॥Victory, success, authority
ChandraMoonॐ चन्द्राय नमः॥Peace, emotions, healing
MangalMarsॐ क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः॥Courage, energy, action
BudhaMercuryॐ बुं बुधाय नमः॥Communication, commerce, learning
GuruJupiterॐ बृं बृहस्पतये नमः॥Wisdom, prosperity, blessings
ShukraVenusॐ शुं शुक्राय नमः॥Love, beauty, wealth
ShaniSaturnॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः॥Discipline, karma, patience

Understanding Horai Timing

Horais divide the daylight period (sunrise to sunset) into 7 segments that repeat cyclically through the day and night. Unlike muhurtas (fixed offsets), Horai length scales with the actual daylight duration – so it changes with the season and your location, which is why Anudinam calculates it from your set location’s real sunrise/sunset.

Nominal Horai Timings by Weekday

The table below assumes a fixed 6 AM sunrise and shows which Horai rules each hourly slot for every day of the week. It won’t match your exact local Horai timings (those shift with your real sunrise – see the Horai Table tab on the homepage for that), but it’s a handy quick reference when you just want to know roughly which Horai falls around a given hour on a given weekday, including for a future date, without needing sunrise data.

Nominal Time Slot
(assumes 6 AM sunrise)		 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai
11:00 PM – 12:00 AM (next day) Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya
12:00 AM – 1:00 AM (next day) Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra
1:00 AM – 2:00 AM (next day) Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM (next day) Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra
3:00 AM – 4:00 AM (next day) Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru Sukra Sani
4:00 AM – 5:00 AM (next day) Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai Budha Guru
5:00 AM – 6:00 AM (next day) Budha Guru Sukra Sani Soorya Chandra Chevvaai

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