🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-14

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
1Day06:09 – 07:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:13 – 08:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:17 – 09:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:21 – 10:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:24 – 11:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:28 – 12:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:32 – 13:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:36 – 14:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:40 – 15:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:44 – 16:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:48 – 17:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:52 – 18:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:55 – 19:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:51 – 20:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:47 – 21:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:44 – 22:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:40 – 23:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:36 – 00:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:32 – 01:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:28 – 02:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:24 – 03:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:20 – 04:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:16 – 05:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:12 – 06:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:09 · Sunset: 18:55 · 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
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