🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-03

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
1Day07:04 – 07:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:57 – 08:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:50 – 09:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:43 – 10:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:36 – 11:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:28 – 12:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:21 – 13:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:14 – 14:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:07 – 15:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:00 – 15:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:53 – 16:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:46 – 17:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:39 – 18:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:46 – 19:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:53 – 21:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:00 – 22:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:07 – 23:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:15 – 00:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:22 – 01:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:29 – 02:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:36 – 03:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:43 – 04:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:50 – 05:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:57 – 07:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:04 · Sunset: 17:39 · 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