🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-26

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
1Day06:58 – 07:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:56 – 08:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:54 – 09:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:51 – 10:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:49 – 11:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:47 – 12:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:45 – 13:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:43 – 14:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:40 – 15:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:38 – 16:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:36 – 17:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:34 – 18:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:31 – 19:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:34 – 20:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:36 – 21:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:38 – 22:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:40 – 23:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:42 – 00:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:44 – 01:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:46 – 02:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:49 – 03:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:51 – 04:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:53 – 05:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:55 – 06:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:58 · Sunset: 18:31 · 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