🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-21

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 – 06:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:50 – 07:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:57 – 09:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:05 – 10:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:13 – 11:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:21 – 12:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:28 – 13:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:36 – 14:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:44 – 15:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:52 – 16:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:59 – 18:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:07 – 19:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:15 – 20:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:07 – 20:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:59 – 21:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:52 – 22:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:44 – 23:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:36 – 00:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:28 – 01:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:20 – 02:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:13 – 03:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:05 – 03:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:57 – 04:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:49 – 05:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:42 · Sunset: 19:15 · 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