🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-08-09

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
1Day06:01 – 07:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:07 – 08:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:13 – 09:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:19 – 10:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:25 – 11:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:31 – 12:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:37 – 13:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:43 – 14:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:50 – 15:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:56 – 17:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:02 – 18:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:08 – 19:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:14 – 20:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:08 – 21:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:02 – 21:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:56 – 22:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:50 – 23:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:44 – 00:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:38 – 01:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:32 – 02:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:26 – 03:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:20 – 04:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:14 – 05:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:07 – 06:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:01 · Sunset: 19:14 · 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