🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-11-18

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
1Day06:53 – 07:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:47 – 08:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:41 – 09:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:35 – 10:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:29 – 11:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:23 – 12:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:17 – 13:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:11 – 14:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:05 – 14:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:59 – 15:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:53 – 16:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:47 – 17:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:41 – 18:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:47 – 19:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:53 – 20:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:59 – 22:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:05 – 23:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:11 – 00:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:17 – 01:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:23 – 02:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:29 – 03:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:35 – 04:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:41 – 05:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:48 – 06:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:53 · Sunset: 17:41 · 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