🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-03-31

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
1Day06:24 – 07:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:26 – 08:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:28 – 09:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:30 – 10:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:32 – 11:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:34 – 12:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:36 – 13:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:38 – 14:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:40 – 15:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:42 – 16:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:44 – 17:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:47 – 18:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:49 – 19:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:46 – 20:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:44 – 21:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:42 – 22:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:40 – 23:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:38 – 00:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:36 – 01:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:33 – 02:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:31 – 03:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:29 – 04:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:27 – 05:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:25 – 06:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:24 · Sunset: 18:49 · 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