🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-13

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
1Day06:58 – 07:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:54 – 08:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:49 – 09:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:45 – 10:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:40 – 11:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:36 – 12:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:31 – 13:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:27 – 14:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:22 – 15:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:18 – 16:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:13 – 17:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:08 – 18:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:04 – 19:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:08 – 20:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:13 – 21:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:17 – 22:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:22 – 23:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:26 – 00:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:31 – 01:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:35 – 02:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:40 – 03:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:44 – 04:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:49 – 05:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:53 – 06:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:58 · Sunset: 18:04 · 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