🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-02

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
1Day05:53 – 06:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:59 – 08:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:05 – 09:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:11 – 10:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:17 – 11:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:23 – 12:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:29 – 13:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:35 – 14:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:41 – 15:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:47 – 16:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:53 – 17:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:59 – 19:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:05 – 19:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:59 – 20:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:53 – 21:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:47 – 22:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:41 – 23:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:35 – 00:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:28 – 01:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:22 – 02:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:16 – 03:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:10 – 04:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:04 – 04:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:58 – 05:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:53 · Sunset: 19:05 · 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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