🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-15

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
1Day07:12 – 08:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:04 – 08:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:57 – 09:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:49 – 10:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:42 – 11:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:34 – 12:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:27 – 13:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:19 – 14:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:12 – 15:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:04 – 15:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:57 – 16:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:49 – 17:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:42 – 18:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:49 – 19:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:57 – 21:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:04 – 22:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:12 – 23:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:19 – 00:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:27 – 01:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:35 – 02:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:42 – 03:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:50 – 04:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:57 – 06:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:05 – 07:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:12 · 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