🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-02-27

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
1Day06:45 – 07:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:42 – 08:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:40 – 09:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:37 – 10:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:35 – 11:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:32 – 12:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:30 – 13:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:27 – 14:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:25 – 15:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:22 – 16:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:20 – 17:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:17 – 18:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:15 – 19:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:17 – 20:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:19 – 21:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:22 – 22:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:24 – 23:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:27 – 00:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:29 – 01:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:32 – 02:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:34 – 03:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:36 – 04:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:39 – 05:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:41 – 06:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:45 · Sunset: 18:15 · 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