🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-08-21

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
1Day06:07 – 07:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:11 – 08:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:16 – 09:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:21 – 10:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:26 – 11:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:30 – 12:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:35 – 13:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:40 – 14:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:45 – 15:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:49 – 16:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:54 – 17:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:59 – 19:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:03 – 19:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:59 – 20:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:54 – 21:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:49 – 22:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:45 – 23:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:40 – 00:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:35 – 01:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:31 – 02:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:26 – 03:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:21 – 04:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:17 – 05:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:12 – 06:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:07 · Sunset: 19:03 · 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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