🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-25

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
1Day06:47 – 07:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:44 – 08:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:41 – 09:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:38 – 10:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:36 – 11:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:33 – 12:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:30 – 13:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:27 – 14:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:24 – 15:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:22 – 16:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:19 – 17:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:16 – 18:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:13 – 19:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:16 – 20:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:19 – 21:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:21 – 22:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:24 – 23:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:27 – 00:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:30 – 01:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:32 – 02:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:35 – 03:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:38 – 04:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:40 – 05:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:43 – 06:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:47 · Sunset: 18:13 · 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