🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-09-04

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
1Day06:13 – 07:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:16 – 08:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:19 – 09:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:22 – 10:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:25 – 11:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:28 – 12:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:31 – 13:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:34 – 14:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:37 – 15:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:40 – 16:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:43 – 17:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:46 – 18:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:49 – 19:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:46 – 20:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:43 – 21:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:40 – 22:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:37 – 23:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:34 – 00:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:31 – 01:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:28 – 02:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:25 – 03:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:22 – 04:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:19 – 05:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:16 – 06:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:13 · Sunset: 18:49 · 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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