🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-09-16

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
1Day06:18 – 07:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:19 – 08:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:21 – 09:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:22 – 10:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:24 – 11:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:25 – 12:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:27 – 13:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:28 – 14:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:30 – 15:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:31 – 16:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:33 – 17:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:34 – 18:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:36 – 19:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:34 – 20:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:33 – 21:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:31 – 22:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:30 – 23:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:28 – 00:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:27 – 01:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:26 – 02:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:24 – 03:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:23 – 04:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:21 – 05:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:20 – 06:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 18:36 · 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