🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-01-09

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
1Day07:21 – 08:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:14 – 09:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:07 – 10:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:00 – 10:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:53 – 11:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:46 – 12:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:39 – 13:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:32 – 14:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:25 – 15:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:18 – 16:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:11 – 17:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:03 – 17:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:56 – 19:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:03 – 20:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:11 – 21:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:18 – 22:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:25 – 23:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:32 – 00:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:39 – 01:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:46 – 02:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:53 – 04:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:00 – 05:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:07 – 06:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:14 – 07:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:21 · Sunset: 17:56 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 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 · Puṣkar · BPHS Reference