How to Use: Orai
Each hour from 6 AM belongs to a planet. The hours marked ★ are subha orai, good for starting something new.
1. What to enter
- In the app, open More → Tools → Orai.
- Pick the date. The tool opens on today.
- Read the Day column (6 AM–6 PM) or the Night column (6 PM–6 AM).
2. Reading the result
The first hour belongs to the weekday’s planet; the rest follow in the order Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars. The ★ marks are copied from the printed calendar. On today, the running hour is highlighted.
| Weekday | ★ Day (6 AM–6 PM) | ★ Night (6 PM–6 AM) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 7–10, 11–12 · 2–5 | 6–7, 9–12, 1–2, 4–6 |
| Monday | 6–7, 8–9, 11–1 · 3–4 | 7–9, 10–11, 1–4, 5–6 |
| Tuesday | 8–11 · 12–1, 3–6 | 7–8, 10–1, 2–3, 5–6 |
| Wednesday | 6–8, 9–10 · 12–3, 4–5 | 7–10, 11–12, 3–5 |
| Thursday | 6–7, 9–12 · 1–2, 4–6 | 6–7, 8–9, 11–2, 3–4 |
| Friday | 6–9, 10–11 · 1–4, 5–6 | 9–11, 12–1, 5–6 |
| Saturday | 7–8, 10–1 · 2–3, 5–6 | 6–7, 9–11, 1–3, 4–5 |
3. Worked example
Sunday: 6:00 AM Sun, 7:00 AM Venus ★, 8:00 AM Mercury ★, 9:00 AM Moon ★, 10:00 AM Saturn, 11:00 AM Jupiter ★, 12:00 PM Mars.
4. Limits
The hours are fixed 60-minute steps from 6 AM, as in the printed calendar. In a few hours the print’s ★ differs from the textbook rule; the tool follows the print. In the app, Drik times move the whole table by your town’s sunrise.
Questions
What is subha orai?
An orai (planetary hour) the printed calendar marks ★ as good for starting something new. Most are hours of Jupiter, Venus, Mercury or the Moon.
Which orai is good on Sunday?
In the day: 7:00 – 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 2:00 – 5:00 PM.
When does the first orai start?
At 6 AM, with the weekday’s own planet: Sunday: Sun, Monday: Moon, Tuesday: Mars, Wednesday: Mercury, Thursday: Jupiter, Friday: Venus, Saturday: Saturn.
Is orai the same as hora?
Yes. Orai (also spelled horai) is the Tamil word for hora, the planetary hour.