🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-23

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
1Day05:41 – 06:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:47 – 07:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:53 – 08:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:58 – 10:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:04 – 11:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:10 – 12:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:15 – 13:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:21 – 14:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:27 – 15:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:32 – 16:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:38 – 17:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:44 – 18:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:49 – 19:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:44 – 20:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:38 – 21:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:32 – 22:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:26 – 23:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:21 – 00:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:15 – 01:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:09 – 02:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:03 – 02:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:58 – 03:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:52 – 04:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:46 – 05:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:41 · Sunset: 18:49 · 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