🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-10-17

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
1Day06:32 – 07:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:30 – 08:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:27 – 09:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:25 – 10:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:22 – 11:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:20 – 12:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:17 – 13:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:15 – 14:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:12 – 15:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:10 – 16:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:07 – 17:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:05 – 18:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:02 – 19:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:05 – 20:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:07 – 21:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:10 – 22:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:12 – 23:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:15 – 00:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:18 – 01:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:20 – 02:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:23 – 03:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:25 – 04:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:28 – 05:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:30 – 06:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:32 · Sunset: 18:02 · 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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