🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-29

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
1Day07:19 – 08:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:11 – 09:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day09:04 – 09:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:56 – 10:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:49 – 11:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:41 – 12:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:34 – 13:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:26 – 14:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:19 – 15:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:11 – 16:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:04 – 16:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:56 – 17:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:49 – 18:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:56 – 20:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:04 – 21:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:11 – 22:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:19 – 23:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:26 – 00:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:34 – 01:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:41 – 02:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:49 – 03:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:56 – 05:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night05:04 – 06:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:11 – 07:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:19 · Sunset: 17:49 · 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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