🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-20

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
1Day06:36 – 07:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:36 – 08:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:37 – 09:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:37 – 10:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:38 – 11:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:39 – 12:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:39 – 13:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:40 – 14:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:41 – 15:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:41 – 16:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:42 – 17:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:43 – 18:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:43 – 19:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:43 – 20:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:42 – 21:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:41 – 22:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:40 – 23:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:40 – 00:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:39 – 01:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:38 – 02:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:37 – 03:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:37 – 04:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:36 – 05:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:35 – 06:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:36 · 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
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