🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-12

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
1Day06:11 – 07:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:15 – 08:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:18 – 09:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:22 – 10:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:25 – 11:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:29 – 12:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:33 – 13:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:36 – 14:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:40 – 15:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:44 – 16:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:47 – 17:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:51 – 18:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:54 – 19:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:51 – 20:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:47 – 21:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:43 – 22:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:40 – 23:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:36 – 00:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:32 – 01:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:29 – 02:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:25 – 03:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:21 – 04:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:17 – 05:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:14 – 06:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:11 · Sunset: 18:54 · 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