🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-17

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
1Day05:44 – 06:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:51 – 07:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:58 – 09:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:06 – 10:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:13 – 11:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:21 – 12:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:28 – 13:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:36 – 14:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:43 – 15:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:51 – 16:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:58 – 18:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:05 – 19:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:13 – 20:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:05 – 20:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:58 – 21:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:50 – 22:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:43 – 23:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:35 – 00:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:28 – 01:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:20 – 02:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:13 – 03:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:06 – 03:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:58 – 04:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:51 – 05:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:44 · Sunset: 19:13 · 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