🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-09-20

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
1Day06:20 – 07:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:21 – 08:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:21 – 09:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:22 – 10:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:23 – 11:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:24 – 12:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:25 – 13:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:26 – 14:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:27 – 15:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:28 – 16:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:29 – 17:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:30 – 18:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:31 – 19:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:30 – 20:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:29 – 21:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:28 – 22:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:27 – 23:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:27 – 00:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:26 – 01:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:25 – 02:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:24 – 03:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:23 – 04:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:22 – 05:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:21 – 06:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:20 · Sunset: 18:31 · 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