🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-19

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
1Day07:04 – 08:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:01 – 08:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:58 – 09:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:55 – 10:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:52 – 11:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:49 – 12:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:46 – 13:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:43 – 14:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:39 – 15:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:36 – 16:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:33 – 17:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:30 – 18:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:27 – 19:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:30 – 20:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:33 – 21:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:36 – 22:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:39 – 23:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:42 – 00:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:45 – 01:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:48 – 02:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:51 – 03:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:54 – 04:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:57 – 06:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:00 – 07:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:04 · Sunset: 18:27 · 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