🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-13

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

Sunrise: 06:43 · Sunset: 18:40 · 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