🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-21

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
1Day05:43 – 06:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:49 – 07:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:54 – 09:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:00 – 10:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:05 – 11:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:10 – 12:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:16 – 13:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:21 – 14:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:27 – 15:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:32 – 16:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:37 – 17:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:43 – 18:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:48 – 19:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:43 – 20:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:37 – 21:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:32 – 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 – 00:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:15 – 01:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:10 – 02:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:04 – 02:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:59 – 03:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:53 – 04:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:48 – 05:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:43 · Sunset: 18:48 · 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