A hora is a planetary hour. The day from sunrise to sunset has 12 horas and the night has 12 more, each ruled by one of the seven planets. Choosing the right hora is a simple way to time a call, a meeting or a purchase.
Calculating for your city…
| Hora of | Nature | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mixed | Government work, meeting seniors, applying for jobs |
| Moon | Good | Travel, meeting people, home and family matters |
| Mars | Mixed | Sport, property, surgery, bold action; avoid arguments |
| Mercury | Good | Study, writing, trade, phone calls, contracts |
| Jupiter | Good | Education, ceremonies, finance, asking for advice |
| Venus | Good | Romance, shopping, art, beauty, new clothes |
| Saturn | Mixed | Hard work, repairs, service; avoid new starts |
Day length (sunrise to sunset) is divided by 12 to get the length of each day hora, and night length (sunset to next sunrise) by 12 for night horas. The first hora after sunrise belongs to the weekday's planet: Sun on Sunday, Moon on Monday and so on. The following horas run in the Chaldean order Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars.
This is why 24 horas later, the first hora of the next day lands exactly on the next weekday's planet.
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