🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-05

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
1Day07:04 – 07:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:59 – 08:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:53 – 09:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:48 – 10:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:42 – 11:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:36 – 12:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:31 – 13:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:25 – 14:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:20 – 15:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:14 – 16:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:08 – 17:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:03 – 17:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:57 – 19:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:03 – 20:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:08 – 21:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:14 – 22:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:19 – 23:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:25 – 00:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:31 – 01:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:36 – 02:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:42 – 03:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:47 – 04:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:53 – 05:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:58 – 07:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:04 · Sunset: 17:57 · 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