🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-19

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
1Day06:53 – 07:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:49 – 08:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:46 – 09:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:42 – 10:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:38 – 11:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:34 – 12:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:31 – 13:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:27 – 14:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:23 – 15:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:20 – 16:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:16 – 17:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:12 – 18:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:09 – 19:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:12 – 20:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:16 – 21:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:19 – 22:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:23 – 23:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:27 – 00:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:30 – 01:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:34 – 02:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:38 – 03:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:41 – 04:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:45 – 05:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:48 – 06:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:53 · Sunset: 18:09 · 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