🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-09

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
1Day05:48 – 06:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:55 – 08:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:01 – 09:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:08 – 10:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:15 – 11:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:22 – 12:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:28 – 13:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:35 – 14:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:42 – 15:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:48 – 16:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:55 – 18:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:02 – 19:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:08 – 20:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:02 – 20:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:55 – 21:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:48 – 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 – 01:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:21 – 02:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:14 – 03:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:08 – 04:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:01 – 04:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:54 – 05:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:48 · Sunset: 19:08 · 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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