🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-11-19

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
1Day06:54 – 07:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:47 – 08:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:41 – 09:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:35 – 10:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:29 – 11:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:23 – 12:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:17 – 13:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:11 – 14:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:05 – 14:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:59 – 15:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:53 – 16:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:47 – 17:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:41 – 18:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:47 – 19:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:53 – 20:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:59 – 22:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:05 – 23:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:11 – 00:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:17 – 01:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:24 – 02:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:30 – 03:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:36 – 04:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:42 – 05:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:48 – 06:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:54 · 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