🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-03-26

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

Sunrise: 06:13 · Sunset: 18:32 · 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