🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-12

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

Sunrise: 06:44 · 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