🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-07-09

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
1Day05:45 – 06:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:54 – 08:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:03 – 09:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:11 – 10:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:20 – 11:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:28 – 12:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:37 – 13:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:46 – 14:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:54 – 16:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:03 – 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 – 23:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:46 – 00:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:37 – 01:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:29 – 02:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:20 – 03:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:12 – 04:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:03 – 04:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:54 – 05:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:45 · 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