🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-20

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
1Day05:42 – 06:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:50 – 07:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:58 – 09:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:05 – 10:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:13 – 11:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:21 – 12:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:28 – 13:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:36 – 14:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:44 – 15:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:51 – 16:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:59 – 18:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:07 – 19:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:14 – 20:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:07 – 20:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:59 – 21:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:51 – 22:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:44 – 23:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:36 – 00:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:28 – 01:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:20 – 02:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:13 – 03:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:05 – 03:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:57 – 04:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:49 – 05:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:42 · Sunset: 19:14 · 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