🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-16

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
1Day06:07 – 07:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:11 – 08:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:15 – 09:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:19 – 10:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:24 – 11:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:28 – 12:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:32 – 13:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:36 – 14:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:40 – 15:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:44 – 16:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:48 – 17:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:52 – 18:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:56 – 19:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:52 – 20:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:48 – 21:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:44 – 22:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:40 – 23:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:35 – 00:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:31 – 01:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:27 – 02:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:23 – 03:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:19 – 04:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:14 – 05:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:10 – 06:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:07 · 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