🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-10-13

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

Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 18:06 · 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
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