🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-25

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
1Day05:40 – 06:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:48 – 07:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:56 – 09:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:05 – 10:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:13 – 11:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:21 – 12:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:29 – 13:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:37 – 14:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:45 – 15:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:53 – 17:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:01 – 18:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:09 – 19:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:17 – 20:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:09 – 21:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:01 – 21:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:53 – 22:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:45 – 23:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:37 – 00:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:29 – 01:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:20 – 02:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:12 – 03:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:04 – 03:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:56 – 04:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:48 – 05:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 19:17 · 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