🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-10

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

Sunrise: 06:46 · 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
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