🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-04

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
1Day06:02 – 07:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:05 – 08:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:08 – 09:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:11 – 10:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:14 – 11:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:17 – 12:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:20 – 13:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:23 – 14:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:26 – 15:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:29 – 16:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:32 – 17:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:35 – 18:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:38 – 19:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:35 – 20:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:32 – 21:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:29 – 22:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:26 – 23:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:23 – 00:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:19 – 01:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:16 – 02:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:13 – 03:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:10 – 04:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:07 – 05:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:04 – 06:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:02 · Sunset: 18:38 · 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