🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-03-09

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
1Day06:34 – 07:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:33 – 08:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:32 – 09:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:31 – 10:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:30 – 11:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:29 – 12:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:28 – 13:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:27 – 14:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:26 – 15:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:25 – 16:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:23 – 17:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:22 – 18:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:21 – 19:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:22 – 20:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:23 – 21:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:24 – 22:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:25 – 23:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:26 – 00:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:27 – 01:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:28 – 02:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:29 – 03:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:30 – 04:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:31 – 05:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:32 – 06:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:34 · Sunset: 18:21 · 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