🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-12

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
1Day05:46 – 06:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:53 – 08:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:00 – 09:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:07 – 10:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:14 – 11:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:21 – 12:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:28 – 13:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:35 – 14:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:42 – 15:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:49 – 16:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:56 – 18:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:03 – 19:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:10 – 20:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:03 – 20:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:56 – 21:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:49 – 22:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:42 – 23:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:35 – 00:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:28 – 01:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:21 – 02:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:14 – 03:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:07 – 04:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:00 – 04:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:53 – 05:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:46 · Sunset: 19:10 · 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