🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-09-24

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

Sunrise: 06:21 · Sunset: 18:27 · 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