🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-19

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
1Day07:14 – 08:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:07 – 08:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:59 – 09:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:51 – 10:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:44 – 11:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:36 – 12:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:29 – 13:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:21 – 14:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:13 – 15:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:06 – 15:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:58 – 16:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:51 – 17:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:43 – 18:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:51 – 19:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:58 – 21:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:06 – 22:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:14 – 23:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:21 – 00:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:29 – 01:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:37 – 02:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:44 – 03:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:52 – 04:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:59 – 06:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:07 – 07:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:14 · Sunset: 17:43 · 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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