🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-27

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

Sunrise: 05:57 · Sunset: 19:02 · 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