🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-03-15

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

Sunrise: 06:27 · Sunset: 18:25 · 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