🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-11-20

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 – 07:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:48 – 08:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:42 – 09:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:36 – 10:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:30 – 11:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:23 – 12:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:17 – 13:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:11 – 14:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:05 – 14:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:59 – 15:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:53 – 16:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:46 – 17:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:40 – 18:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:47 – 19:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:53 – 20:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:59 – 22:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:05 – 23:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:11 – 00:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:18 – 01:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:24 – 02:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:30 – 03:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:36 – 04:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:43 – 05:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:49 – 06:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:54 · Sunset: 17:40 · 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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