🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-10-24

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
1Day06:36 – 07:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:33 – 08:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:29 – 09:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:26 – 10:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:23 – 11:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:19 – 12:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:16 – 13:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:13 – 14:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:09 – 15:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:06 – 16:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:03 – 16:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:59 – 17:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:56 – 18:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:59 – 20:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:03 – 21:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:06 – 22:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:10 – 23:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:13 – 00:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:16 – 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 – 03:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:26 – 04:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:30 – 05:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:33 – 06:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:36 · Sunset: 17:56 · 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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