🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-16

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
1Day06:56 – 07:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:52 – 08:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:47 – 09:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:43 – 10:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:39 – 11:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:35 – 12:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:31 – 13:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:27 – 14:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:23 – 15:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:19 – 16:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:15 – 17:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:10 – 18:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:06 – 19:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:10 – 20:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:14 – 21:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:18 – 22:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:22 – 23:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:27 – 00:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:31 – 01:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:35 – 02:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:39 – 03:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:43 – 04:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:47 – 05:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:51 – 06:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 18:06 · 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