🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-25

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
1Day05:39 – 06:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:45 – 07:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:51 – 08:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:57 – 10:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:03 – 11:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:09 – 12:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:15 – 13:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:21 – 14:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:27 – 15:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:33 – 16:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:39 – 17:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:45 – 18:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:51 – 19:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:45 – 20:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:39 – 21:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:33 – 22:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:27 – 23:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:21 – 00:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:15 – 01:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:08 – 02:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:02 – 02:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:56 – 03:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:50 – 04:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:44 – 05:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:39 · Sunset: 18:51 · 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