🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-20

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
1Day06:52 – 07:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:48 – 08:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:45 – 09:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:41 – 10:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:38 – 11:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:34 – 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 – 14:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:24 – 15:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:20 – 16:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:16 – 17:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:13 – 18:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:09 – 19:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:13 – 20:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:16 – 21:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:20 – 22:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:23 – 23:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:27 – 00:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:30 – 01:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:34 – 02:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:37 – 03:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:41 – 04:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:44 – 05:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:48 – 06:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:52 · 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