🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-15

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
1Day05:50 – 06:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:54 – 07:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:59 – 09:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:03 – 10:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:08 – 11:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:13 – 12:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:17 – 13:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:22 – 14:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:26 – 15:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:31 – 16:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:35 – 17:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:40 – 18:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:44 – 19:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:40 – 20:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:35 – 21:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:30 – 22:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:26 – 23:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:21 – 00:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:17 – 01:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:12 – 02:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:07 – 03:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:03 – 03:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:58 – 04:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:53 – 05:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:50 · 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