🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-23

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
1Day07:16 – 08:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:09 – 09:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day09:01 – 09:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:53 – 10:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:46 – 11:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:38 – 12:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:31 – 13:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:23 – 14:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:15 – 15:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:08 – 16:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:00 – 16:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:53 – 17:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:45 – 18:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:53 – 20:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:00 – 21:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:08 – 22:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:16 – 23:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:23 – 00:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:31 – 01:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:38 – 02:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:46 – 03:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:54 – 05:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night05:01 – 06:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:09 – 07:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:16 · Sunset: 17:45 · 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