🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-27

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
1Day07:18 – 08:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:10 – 09:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day09:03 – 09:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:55 – 10:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:48 – 11:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:40 – 12:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:33 – 13:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:25 – 14:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:18 – 15:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:10 – 16:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:02 – 16:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:55 – 17:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:47 – 18:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:55 – 20:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:02 – 21:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:10 – 22:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:18 – 23:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:25 – 00:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:33 – 01:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:40 – 02:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:48 – 03:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:56 – 05:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night05:03 – 06:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:11 – 07:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:18 · 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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Puṣkar · BPHS Reference