🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-01-02

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
1Day07:13 – 08:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:04 – 08:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:55 – 09:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:47 – 10:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:38 – 11:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:29 – 12:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:21 – 13:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:12 – 14:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:03 – 14:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:55 – 15:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:46 – 16:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:37 – 17:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:29 – 18:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:37 – 19:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:46 – 20:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:55 – 22:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:03 – 23:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:12 – 00:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:21 – 01:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:30 – 02:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:38 – 03:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:47 – 04:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:56 – 06:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:04 – 07:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:13 · Sunset: 17:29 · 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 · Ṛṣikeśa · BPHS Reference