🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-26

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 – 08:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:10 – 09:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day09:02 – 09:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:55 – 10:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:47 – 11:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:40 – 12:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:32 – 13:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:25 – 14:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:17 – 15:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:09 – 16:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:02 – 16:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:54 – 17:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:47 – 18:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:54 – 20:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:02 – 21:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:10 – 22:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:17 – 23:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:25 – 00:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:32 – 01:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:40 – 02:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:47 – 03:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:55 – 05:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night05:03 – 06:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:10 – 07:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:17 · Sunset: 17:47 · 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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