🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-04-30

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
1Day05:35 – 06:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:41 – 07:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:48 – 08:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:54 – 10:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:01 – 11:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:08 – 12:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:14 – 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 – 15:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:34 – 16:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:41 – 17:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:47 – 18:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:54 – 19:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:47 – 20:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:41 – 21:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:34 – 22:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:27 – 23:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:20 – 00:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:14 – 01:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:07 – 02:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:00 – 02:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:54 – 03:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:47 – 04:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:40 – 05:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:35 · Sunset: 18:54 · 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