🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-11

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
1Day05:54 – 06:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:58 – 08:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:02 – 09:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:06 – 10:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:10 – 11:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:14 – 12:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:18 – 13:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:22 – 14:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:26 – 15:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:30 – 16:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:34 – 17:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:38 – 18:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:42 – 19:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:38 – 20:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:34 – 21:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:30 – 22:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:26 – 23:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:22 – 00:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:18 – 01:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:13 – 02:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:09 – 03:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:05 – 04:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:01 – 04:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:57 – 05:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:54 · Sunset: 18:42 · 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