🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-18

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
1Day05:47 – 06:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:52 – 07:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:56 – 09:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:01 – 10:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:06 – 11:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:11 – 12:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:16 – 13:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:21 – 14:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:26 – 15:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:31 – 16:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:36 – 17:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:41 – 18:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:46 – 19:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:41 – 20:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:36 – 21:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:31 – 22:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:26 – 23:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:21 – 00:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:16 – 01:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:11 – 02:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:06 – 03:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:01 – 03:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:56 – 04:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:51 – 05:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:47 · Sunset: 18:46 · 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