🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-11

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

Sunrise: 06:45 · Sunset: 18:39 · 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