🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-14

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
1Day05:51 – 06:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:55 – 08:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:00 – 09:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:04 – 10:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:09 – 11:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:13 – 12:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:17 – 13:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:22 – 14:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:26 – 15:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:31 – 16:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:35 – 17:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:39 – 18:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:44 – 19:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:39 – 20:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:35 – 21:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:30 – 22:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:26 – 23:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:21 – 00:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:17 – 01:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:12 – 02:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:08 – 03:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:03 – 03:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:59 – 04:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:54 – 05:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 18:44 · 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