🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-02-27

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
1Day06:57 – 07:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:55 – 08:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:53 – 09:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:51 – 10:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:49 – 11:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:47 – 12:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:45 – 13:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:42 – 14:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:40 – 15:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:38 – 16:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:36 – 17:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:34 – 18:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:32 – 19:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:34 – 20:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:36 – 21:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:38 – 22:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:40 – 23:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:42 – 00:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:44 – 01:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:46 – 02:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:48 – 03:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:50 – 04:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:52 – 05:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:54 – 06:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:57 · Sunset: 18:32 · 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