🪷 Hora · Pondicherry (Puducherry) · 2026-01-12

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day06:34 – 07:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:32 – 08:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:29 – 09:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:27 – 10:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:24 – 11:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:21 – 12:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:19 – 13:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:16 – 14:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:14 – 15:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:11 – 16:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:09 – 17:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:06 – 18:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:04 – 19:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:06 – 20:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:09 – 21:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:11 – 22:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:14 – 23:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:16 – 00:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:19 – 01:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:22 – 02:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:24 – 03:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:27 – 04:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:29 – 05:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:32 – 06:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:34 · Sunset: 18:04 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC+5.5

Sources and Related Timing Tools

Continue from this Hora table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Pondicherry (Puducherry) · BPHS Reference