🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-27

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 – 06:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:48 – 07:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:56 – 09:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:04 – 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 – 12:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:29 – 13:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:37 – 14:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:45 – 15:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:54 – 17:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:02 – 18:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:10 – 19:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:18 – 20:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:10 – 21:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:02 – 21:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:53 – 22:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:45 – 23:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:37 – 00:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:29 – 01:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:21 – 02:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:12 – 03:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:04 – 03:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:56 – 04:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:48 – 05:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 19:18 · 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