🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-10-27

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
1Day06:38 – 07:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:34 – 08:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:30 – 09:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:27 – 10:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:23 – 11:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:19 – 12:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:16 – 13:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:12 – 14:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:08 – 15:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:05 – 16:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:01 – 16:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:57 – 17:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:54 – 18:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:57 – 20:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:01 – 21:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:05 – 22:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:09 – 23:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:12 – 00:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:16 – 01:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:20 – 02:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:23 – 03:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:27 – 04:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:31 – 05:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:35 – 06:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:38 · Sunset: 17:54 · 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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