🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-17

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
1Day07:06 – 08:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:03 – 08:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:59 – 09:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:56 – 10:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:52 – 11:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:49 – 12:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:46 – 13:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:42 – 14:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:39 – 15:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:36 – 16:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:32 – 17:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:29 – 18:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:26 – 19:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:29 – 20:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:32 – 21:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:36 – 22:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:39 – 23:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:42 – 00:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:45 – 01:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:49 – 02:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:52 – 03:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:55 – 04:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:58 – 06:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:02 – 07:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:06 · Sunset: 18:26 · 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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