🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-02

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
1Day07:06 – 08:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:00 – 08:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:54 – 09:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:48 – 10:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:42 – 11:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:37 – 12:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:31 – 13:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:25 – 14:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:19 – 15:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:13 – 16:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:07 – 17:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:01 – 17:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:55 – 19:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:01 – 20:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:07 – 21:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:12 – 22:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:18 – 23:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:24 – 00:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:30 – 01:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:36 – 02:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:42 – 03:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:48 – 04:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:54 – 06:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:00 – 07:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:06 · Sunset: 17:55 · 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