🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-07-02

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
1Day05:43 – 06:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:51 – 08:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:00 – 09:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:09 – 10:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:18 – 11:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:27 – 12:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:36 – 13:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:45 – 14:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:54 – 16:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:02 – 17:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:11 – 18:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:20 – 19:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:29 – 20:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:20 – 21:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:11 – 22:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:03 – 22:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:54 – 23:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:45 – 00:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:36 – 01:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:27 – 02:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:18 – 03:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:09 – 04:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:01 – 04:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:52 – 05:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:43 · Sunset: 19:29 · 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