🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-18

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
1Day06:38 – 07:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:38 – 08:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:38 – 09:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:39 – 10:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:39 – 11:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:40 – 12:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:40 – 13:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:40 – 14:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:41 – 15:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:41 – 16:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:41 – 17:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:42 – 18:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:42 – 19:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:42 – 20:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:41 – 21:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:41 – 22:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:40 – 23:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:40 – 00:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:39 – 01:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:39 – 02:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:39 – 03:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:38 – 04:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:38 – 05:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:37 – 06:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:38 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Puṣkar · BPHS Reference