🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-03-12

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

Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 18:23 · 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