🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-20

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
1Day07:03 – 08:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:00 – 08:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:57 – 09:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:54 – 10:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:51 – 11:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:49 – 12:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:46 – 13:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:43 – 14:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:40 – 15:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:37 – 16:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:34 – 17:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:31 – 18:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:28 – 19:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:31 – 20:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:34 – 21:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:36 – 22:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:39 – 23:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:42 – 00:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:45 – 01:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:48 – 02:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:51 – 03:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:54 – 04:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:57 – 06:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:00 – 07:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:03 · Sunset: 18:28 · 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