🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-27

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
1Day05:37 – 06:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:44 – 07:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:50 – 08:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:56 – 10:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:02 – 11:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:08 – 12:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:15 – 13:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:21 – 14:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:27 – 15:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:33 – 16:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:40 – 17:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:46 – 18:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:52 – 19:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:46 – 20:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:39 – 21:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:33 – 22:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:27 – 23:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:20 – 00:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:14 – 01:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:08 – 02:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:02 – 02:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:55 – 03:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:49 – 04:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:43 – 05:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:37 · Sunset: 18:52 · 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