🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-16

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
1Day07:07 – 08:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:03 – 09:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day09:00 – 09:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:56 – 10:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:53 – 11:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:49 – 12:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:46 – 13:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:42 – 14:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:39 – 15:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:35 – 16:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:32 – 17:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:29 – 18:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:25 – 19:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:28 – 20:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:32 – 21:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:35 – 22:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:39 – 23:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:42 – 00:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:45 – 01:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:49 – 02:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:52 – 03:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:56 – 04:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:59 – 06:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:02 – 07:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:07 · Sunset: 18:25 · 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