🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-03-31

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
1Day06:07 – 07:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:10 – 08:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:12 – 09:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:14 – 10:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:17 – 11:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:19 – 12:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:21 – 13:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:24 – 14:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:26 – 15:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:28 – 16:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:31 – 17:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:33 – 18:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:35 – 19:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:33 – 20:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:30 – 21:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:28 – 22:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:26 – 23:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:23 – 00:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:21 – 01:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:18 – 02:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:16 – 03:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:13 – 04:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:11 – 05:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:08 – 06:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:07 · Sunset: 18:35 · 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