🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-24

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
1Day06:31 – 07:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:32 – 08:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:34 – 09:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:35 – 10:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:36 – 11:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:37 – 12:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:38 – 13:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:39 – 14:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:41 – 15:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:42 – 16:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:43 – 17:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:44 – 18:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:45 – 19:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:44 – 20:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:43 – 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 – 23:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:39 – 00:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:38 – 01:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:36 – 02:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:35 – 03:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:34 – 04:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:33 – 05:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:31 – 06:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:31 · 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
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