🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-23

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
1Day06:49 – 07:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:46 – 08:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:43 – 09:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:40 – 10:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:37 – 11:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:33 – 12:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:30 – 13:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:27 – 14:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:24 – 15:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:21 – 16:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:18 – 17:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:15 – 18:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:12 – 19:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:15 – 20:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:18 – 21:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:21 – 22:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:24 – 23:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:27 – 00:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:30 – 01:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:33 – 02:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:36 – 03:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:39 – 04:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:42 – 05:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:45 – 06:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:49 · Sunset: 18:12 · 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