🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-07-21

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
1Day05:51 – 06:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:59 – 08:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:07 – 09:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:15 – 10:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:23 – 11:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:30 – 12:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:38 – 13:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:46 – 14:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:54 – 16:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day16:02 – 17:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day17:10 – 18:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:17 – 19:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:25 – 20:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:17 – 21:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night21:10 – 22:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night22:02 – 22:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:54 – 23:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:46 – 00:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:38 – 01:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:31 – 02:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:23 – 03:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:15 – 04:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:07 – 05:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:00 – 05:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 19:25 · 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
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