🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-21

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
1Day07:03 – 08:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:00 – 08:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:57 – 09:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:54 – 10:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:51 – 11:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:48 – 12:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:45 – 13:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:43 – 14:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:40 – 15:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:37 – 16:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:34 – 17:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:31 – 18:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:28 – 19:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:31 – 20:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:34 – 21:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:37 – 22:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:39 – 23:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:42 – 00:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:45 – 01:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:48 – 02:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:51 – 03:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:53 – 04:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:56 – 05:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:59 – 07:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

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
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