🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-04-29

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
1Day05:55 – 07:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:01 – 08:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:07 – 09:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:12 – 10:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:18 – 11:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:24 – 12:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:29 – 13:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:35 – 14:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:41 – 15:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:46 – 16:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:52 – 17:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:57 – 19:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:03 – 19:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:57 – 20:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:52 – 21:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:46 – 22:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:40 – 23:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:35 – 00:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:29 – 01:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:23 – 02:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:17 – 03:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:12 – 04:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:06 – 05:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:00 – 05:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:55 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Puṣkar · BPHS Reference