🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-19

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
1Day05:45 – 06:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:51 – 07:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:56 – 09:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:01 – 10:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:06 – 11:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:11 – 12:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:16 – 13:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:21 – 14:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:26 – 15:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:32 – 16:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:37 – 17:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:42 – 18:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:47 – 19:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:42 – 20:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:36 – 21:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:31 – 22:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:26 – 23:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:21 – 00:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:16 – 01:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:10 – 02:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:05 – 03:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:00 – 03:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:55 – 04:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:50 – 05:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:45 · Sunset: 18:47 · 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