🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-14

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

Sunrise: 06:42 · 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
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