🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-05-31

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
1Day05:39 – 06:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:47 – 07:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:56 – 09:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:04 – 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 – 12:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:29 – 13:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:38 – 14:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:46 – 15:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:55 – 17:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:03 – 18:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:12 – 19:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:20 – 20:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:12 – 21:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:03 – 21:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:55 – 22:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:46 – 23:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:38 – 00:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:29 – 01:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:21 – 02:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:12 – 03:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:04 – 03:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:55 – 04:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:47 – 05:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:39 · Sunset: 19:20 · 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