🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-26

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
1Day05:58 – 07:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:03 – 08:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:08 – 09:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:14 – 10:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:19 – 11:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:24 – 12:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:30 – 13:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:35 – 14:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:40 – 15:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:46 – 16:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:51 – 17:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:56 – 19:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:01 – 19:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:56 – 20:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:51 – 21:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:45 – 22:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:40 – 23:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:35 – 00:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:29 – 01:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:24 – 02:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:19 – 03:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:13 – 04:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:08 – 05:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:02 – 05:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:58 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Puṣkar · BPHS Reference