🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-26

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
1Day06:46 – 07:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:43 – 08:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:41 – 09:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:38 – 10:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:35 – 11:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:33 – 12:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:30 – 13:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:27 – 14:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:25 – 15:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:22 – 16:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:19 – 17:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:17 – 18:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:14 – 19:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:16 – 20:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:19 – 21:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:22 – 22:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:24 – 23:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:27 – 00:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:29 – 01:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:32 – 02:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:35 – 03:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:37 – 04:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:40 – 05:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:42 – 06:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:46 · Sunset: 18:14 · 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