🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-23

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
1Day07:01 – 07:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:58 – 08:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:56 – 09:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:53 – 10:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:50 – 11:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:48 – 12:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:45 – 13:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:43 – 14:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:40 – 15:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:37 – 16:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:35 – 17:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:32 – 18:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:30 – 19:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:32 – 20:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:35 – 21:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:37 – 22:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:40 – 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 – 01:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:47 – 02:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:50 – 03:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:52 – 04:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:55 – 05:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:57 – 07:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:01 · Sunset: 18:30 · 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