🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-26

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
1Day05:38 – 06:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:44 – 07:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:50 – 08:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:57 – 10:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:03 – 11:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:09 – 12:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:15 – 13:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:21 – 14:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:27 – 15:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:33 – 16:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:39 – 17:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:45 – 18:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:51 – 19:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:45 – 20:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:39 – 21:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:33 – 22:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:27 – 23:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:21 – 00:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:14 – 01:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:08 – 02:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:02 – 02:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:56 – 03:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:50 – 04:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:44 – 05:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:38 · 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