🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-18

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
1Day06:05 – 07:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:10 – 08:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:14 – 09:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:18 – 10:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:23 – 11:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:27 – 12:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:31 – 13:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:36 – 14:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:40 – 15:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:44 – 16:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:49 – 17:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:53 – 18:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:57 – 19:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:53 – 20:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:49 – 21:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:44 – 22:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:40 – 23:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:35 – 00:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:31 – 01:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:26 – 02:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:22 – 03:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:17 – 04:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:13 – 05:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:09 – 06:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:05 · 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
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