🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-24

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
1Day06:00 – 07:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:05 – 08:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:10 – 09:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:15 – 10:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:20 – 11:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:25 – 12:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:30 – 13:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:35 – 14:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:40 – 15:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:45 – 16:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:50 – 17:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:55 – 19:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:00 – 19:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:55 – 20:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:50 – 21:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:45 – 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 – 00:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:30 – 01:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:24 – 02:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:19 – 03:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:14 – 04:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:09 – 05:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:04 – 05:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:00 · 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
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