🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-20

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
1Day05:44 – 06:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:50 – 07:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:55 – 09:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:00 – 10:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:05 – 11:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:11 – 12:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:16 – 13:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:21 – 14:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:26 – 15:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:32 – 16:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:37 – 17:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:42 – 18:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:47 – 19:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:42 – 20:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:37 – 21:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:31 – 22:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:26 – 23:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:21 – 00:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:15 – 01:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:10 – 02:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:05 – 02:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:59 – 03:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:54 – 04:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:49 – 05:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:44 · 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