🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-20

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
1Day07:15 – 08:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:07 – 08:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:59 – 09:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:52 – 10:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:44 – 11:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:37 – 12:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:29 – 13:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:22 – 14:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:14 – 15:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:06 – 15:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:59 – 16:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:51 – 17:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:44 – 18:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:51 – 19:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:59 – 21:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:06 – 22:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:14 – 23:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:22 – 00:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:29 – 01:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:37 – 02:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:45 – 03:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:52 – 05:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night05:00 – 06:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:08 – 07:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:15 · Sunset: 17:44 · 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