🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-16

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

Sunrise: 06:40 · Sunset: 18:41 · 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