🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-05

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

Sunrise: 06:01 · 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