🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-17

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
1Day06:39 – 07:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:39 – 08:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:39 – 09:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:40 – 10:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:40 – 11:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:40 – 12:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:40 – 13:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:41 – 14:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:41 – 15:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:41 – 16:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:41 – 17:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:42 – 18:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:42 – 19:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:41 – 20:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:41 – 21:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:41 – 22:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:40 – 23:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:40 – 00:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:40 – 01:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:39 – 02:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:39 – 03:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:39 – 04:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:38 – 05:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:38 – 06:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:39 · Sunset: 18:42 · 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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