🪷 Hora · Puṣkar · 2026-12-31

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 – 08:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:12 – 09:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:04 – 09:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:57 – 10:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:49 – 11:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:42 – 12:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:35 – 13:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:27 – 14:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:20 – 15:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:12 – 16:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:05 – 16:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:57 – 17:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:50 – 18:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:57 – 20:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:05 – 21:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:12 – 22:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:20 – 23:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:27 – 00:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:35 – 01:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:42 – 02:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:50 – 03:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:57 – 05:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:05 – 06:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:12 – 07:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:19 · Sunset: 17:50 · 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