🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-27

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
1Day06:28 – 07:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:30 – 08:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:31 – 09:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:33 – 10:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:34 – 11:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:36 – 12:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:37 – 13:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:39 – 14:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:40 – 15:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:42 – 16:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:44 – 17:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:45 – 18:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:47 – 19:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:45 – 20:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:43 – 21:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:42 – 22:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:40 – 23:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:38 – 00:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:37 – 01:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:35 – 02:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:33 – 03:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:32 – 04:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:30 – 05:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:29 – 06:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:28 · Sunset: 18:47 · 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