🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-17

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
1Day06:06 – 07:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:10 – 08:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:15 – 09:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:19 – 10:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:23 – 11:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:27 – 12:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:31 – 13:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:36 – 14:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:40 – 15:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:44 – 16:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:48 – 17:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:53 – 18:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:57 – 19:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:53 – 20:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:48 – 21:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:44 – 22:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:40 – 23:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:35 – 00:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:31 – 01:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:27 – 02:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:22 – 03:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:18 – 04:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:14 – 05:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:09 – 06:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:06 · Sunset: 18:57 · 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