🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-28

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
1Day05:56 – 07:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:02 – 08:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:07 – 09:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:13 – 10:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:18 – 11:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:24 – 12:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:29 – 13:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:35 – 14:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:40 – 15:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:46 – 16:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:51 – 17:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:57 – 19:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:03 – 19:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:57 – 20:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:51 – 21:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:46 – 22:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:40 – 23:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:35 – 00:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:29 – 01:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:23 – 02:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:18 – 03:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:12 – 04:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:07 – 05:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:01 – 05:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:56 · Sunset: 19:03 · 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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