🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-19

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
1Day06:37 – 07:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:37 – 08:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:38 – 09:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:38 – 10:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:39 – 11:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:39 – 12:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:40 – 13:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:40 – 14:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:41 – 15:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:41 – 16:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:42 – 17:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:42 – 18:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:43 – 19:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:42 – 20:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:42 – 21:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:41 – 22:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:40 – 23:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:40 – 00:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:39 – 01:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:39 – 02:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:38 – 03:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:37 – 04:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:37 – 05:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:36 – 06:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:37 · Sunset: 18:43 · 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