🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-09

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
1Day05:57 – 07:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:00 – 08:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:04 – 09:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:08 – 10:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:11 – 11:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:15 – 12:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:19 – 13:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:22 – 14:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:26 – 15:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:30 – 16:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:33 – 17:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:37 – 18:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:41 – 19:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:37 – 20:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:33 – 21:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:29 – 22:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:26 – 23:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:22 – 00:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:18 – 01:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:14 – 02:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:11 – 03:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:07 – 04:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:03 – 04:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:59 – 05:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:57 · Sunset: 18:41 · 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