🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-10-05

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

Sunrise: 06:26 · Sunset: 18:15 · 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