🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-09

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
1Day06:47 – 07:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:46 – 08:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:46 – 09:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:45 – 10:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:44 – 11:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:43 – 12:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:42 – 13:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:42 – 14:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:41 – 15:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:40 – 16:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:39 – 17:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:38 – 18:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:38 – 19:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:38 – 20:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:39 – 21:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:40 – 22:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:40 – 23:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:41 – 00:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:42 – 01:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:43 – 02:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:43 – 03:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:44 – 04:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:45 – 05:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:46 – 06:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:47 · Sunset: 18:38 · 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