🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-10-15

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
1Day06:31 – 07:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:29 – 08:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:27 – 09:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:24 – 10:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:22 – 11:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:20 – 12:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:18 – 13:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:15 – 14:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:13 – 15:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:11 – 16:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:09 – 17:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:07 – 18:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:04 – 19:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:07 – 20:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:09 – 21:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:11 – 22:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:13 – 23:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:16 – 00:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:18 – 01:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:20 – 02:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:22 – 03:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:25 – 04:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:27 – 05:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:29 – 06:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:31 · Sunset: 18:04 · 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