🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-14

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
1Day06:57 – 07:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:53 – 08:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:49 – 09:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:44 – 10:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:40 – 11:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:35 – 12:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:31 – 13:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:27 – 14:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:22 – 15:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:18 – 16:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:14 – 17:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:09 – 18:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:05 – 19:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:09 – 20:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:13 – 21:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:18 – 22:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:22 – 23:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:26 – 00:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:31 – 01:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:35 – 02:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:39 – 03:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:44 – 04:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:48 – 05:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:52 – 06:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:57 · Sunset: 18:05 · 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