🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-01-21

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
1Day07:12 – 08:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:05 – 08:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:57 – 09:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:50 – 10:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:43 – 11:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:35 – 12:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:28 – 13:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:21 – 14:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:13 – 15:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:06 – 15:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:59 – 16:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:52 – 17:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:44 – 18:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:52 – 19:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:59 – 21:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:06 – 22:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:13 – 23:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:21 – 00:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:28 – 01:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:35 – 02:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:42 – 03:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:50 – 04:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:57 – 06:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:04 – 07:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:12 · Sunset: 17:44 · 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