🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-03

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
1Day06:04 – 07:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:06 – 08:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:09 – 09:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:12 – 10:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:15 – 11:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:18 – 12:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:20 – 13:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:23 – 14:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:26 – 15:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:29 – 16:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:31 – 17:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:34 – 18:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:37 – 19:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:34 – 20:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:31 – 21:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:28 – 22:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:26 – 23:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:23 – 00:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:20 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:14 – 03:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:11 – 04:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:08 – 05:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:05 – 06:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:04 · Sunset: 18:37 · 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