🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-25

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
1Day06:30 – 07:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:31 – 08:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:33 – 09:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:34 – 10:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:35 – 11:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:37 – 12:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:38 – 13:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:39 – 14:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:41 – 15:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:42 – 16:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:43 – 17:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:44 – 18:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:46 – 19:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:44 – 20:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:43 – 21:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:42 – 22:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:40 – 23:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:39 – 00:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:37 – 01:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:36 – 02:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:35 – 03:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:33 – 04:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:32 – 05:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:30 – 06:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 18:46 · 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