🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-26

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
1Day06:29 – 07:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:30 – 08:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:32 – 09:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:33 – 10:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:35 – 11:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:36 – 12:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:38 – 13:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:39 – 14:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:40 – 15:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:42 – 16:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:43 – 17:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:45 – 18:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:46 – 19:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:45 – 20:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:43 – 21:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:42 – 22:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:40 – 23:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:39 – 00:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:37 – 01:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:36 – 02:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:34 – 03:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:33 – 04:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:31 – 05:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:29 – 06:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:29 · 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