🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-09-07

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
1Day06:14 – 07:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:17 – 08:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:19 – 09:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:22 – 10:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:25 – 11:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:27 – 12:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:30 – 13:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:33 – 14:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:35 – 15:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:38 – 16:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:41 – 17:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:43 – 18:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:46 – 19:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:43 – 20:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:41 – 21:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:38 – 22:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:35 – 23:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:33 – 00:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:30 – 01:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:28 – 02:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:25 – 03:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:22 – 04:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:20 – 05:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:17 – 06:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:14 · Sunset: 18:46 · 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