🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-17

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
1Day07:13 – 08:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:05 – 08:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:58 – 09:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:50 – 10:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:43 – 11:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:35 – 12:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:28 – 13:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:20 – 14:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:13 – 15:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:05 – 15:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:57 – 16:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:50 – 17:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:42 – 18:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:50 – 19:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:57 – 21:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:05 – 22:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:13 – 23:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:20 – 00:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:28 – 01:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:36 – 02:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:43 – 03:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:51 – 04:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:58 – 06:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:06 – 07:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:13 · 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