🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-24

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
1Day07:17 – 08:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:09 – 09:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:01 – 09:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:54 – 10:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:46 – 11:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:39 – 12:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:31 – 13:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:24 – 14:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:16 – 15:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:08 – 16:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:01 – 16:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:53 – 17:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:46 – 18:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:53 – 20:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:01 – 21:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:08 – 22:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:16 – 23:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:24 – 00:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:31 – 01:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:39 – 02:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:47 – 03:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:54 – 05:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:02 – 06:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:09 – 07:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:17 · Sunset: 17:46 · 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