🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-23

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
1Day06:32 – 07:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:33 – 08:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:34 – 09:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:35 – 10:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:36 – 11:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:37 – 12:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:39 – 13:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:40 – 14:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:41 – 15:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:42 – 16:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:43 – 17:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:44 – 18:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:45 – 19:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:44 – 20:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:42 – 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 – 23:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:39 – 00:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:38 – 01:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:37 – 02:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:36 – 03:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:35 – 04:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:33 – 05:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:32 – 06:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:32 · Sunset: 18:45 · 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