🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-11-16

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
1Day06:51 – 07:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:46 – 08:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:40 – 09:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:34 – 10:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:28 – 11:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:22 – 12:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:16 – 13:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:11 – 14:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:05 – 14:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:59 – 15:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:53 – 16:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:47 – 17:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:42 – 18:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:47 – 19:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:53 – 20:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:59 – 22:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:05 – 23:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:11 – 00:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:17 – 01:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:23 – 02:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:29 – 03:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:34 – 04:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:40 – 05:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:46 – 06:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:51 · Sunset: 17:42 · 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