🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-16

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 – 08:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:05 – 08:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:57 – 09:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:50 – 10:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:42 – 11:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:35 – 12:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:27 – 13:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:20 – 14:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:12 – 15:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:05 – 15:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:57 – 16:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:49 – 17:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:42 – 18:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:49 – 19:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:57 – 21:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:05 – 22:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:12 – 23:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:20 – 00:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:27 – 01:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:35 – 02:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:43 – 03:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:50 – 04:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:58 – 06:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:05 – 07:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

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