🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-05-09

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
1Day05:27 – 06:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:35 – 07:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:43 – 08:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:50 – 09:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:58 – 11:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:06 – 12:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:13 – 13:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:21 – 14:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:29 – 15:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:37 – 16:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:44 – 17:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:52 – 19:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:00 – 19:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:52 – 20:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:44 – 21:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:36 – 22:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:29 – 23:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:21 – 00:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:13 – 01:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:05 – 01:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:57 – 02:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:50 – 03:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:42 – 04:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:34 – 05:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:27 · Sunset: 19:00 · 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