🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-23

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
1Day06:01 – 07:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:05 – 08:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:10 – 09:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:15 – 10:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:20 – 11:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:25 – 12:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:30 – 13:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:35 – 14:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:40 – 15:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:45 – 16:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:50 – 17:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:55 – 19:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:00 – 19:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:55 – 20:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:50 – 21:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:45 – 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 – 00:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:30 – 01:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:25 – 02:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:20 – 03:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:15 – 04:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:10 – 05:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:05 – 06:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:01 · Sunset: 19:00 · 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