🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-15

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
1Day06:08 – 07:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:12 – 08:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:16 – 09:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:20 – 10:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:24 – 11:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:28 – 12:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:32 – 13:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:36 – 14:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:40 – 15:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:44 – 16:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:48 – 17:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:52 – 18:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:56 – 19:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:52 – 20:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:48 – 21:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:44 – 22:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:40 – 23:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:36 – 00:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:31 – 01:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:27 – 02:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:23 – 03:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:19 – 04:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:15 – 05:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:11 – 06:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:08 · Sunset: 18:56 · 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