🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-25

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
1Day05:59 – 07:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:04 – 08:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:09 – 09:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:14 – 10:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:19 – 11:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:25 – 12:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:30 – 13:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:35 – 14:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:40 – 15:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:45 – 16:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:51 – 17:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:56 – 19:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:01 – 19:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:56 – 20:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:50 – 21:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:45 – 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 – 00:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:29 – 01:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:24 – 02:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:19 – 03:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:14 – 04:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:08 – 05:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:03 – 05:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:59 · Sunset: 19:01 · 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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