🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-09-30

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

Sunrise: 06:24 · Sunset: 18:20 · 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