🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-03-21

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

Sunrise: 06:19 · Sunset: 18:29 · 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