🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-01-21

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
1Day07:20 – 08:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:14 – 09:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day09:08 – 10:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day10:02 – 10:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:55 – 11:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:49 – 12:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:43 – 13:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:37 – 14:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:31 – 15:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:24 – 16:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:18 – 17:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:12 – 18:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:06 – 19:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:12 – 20:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:18 – 21:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:24 – 22:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:30 – 23:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:37 – 00:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:43 – 01:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:49 – 02:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:55 – 04:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night04:01 – 05:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night05:08 – 06:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:14 – 07:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:20 · Sunset: 18:06 · 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
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