🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-05-11

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
1Day05:26 – 06:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:34 – 07:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:42 – 08:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:50 – 09:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day09:57 – 11:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:05 – 12:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:13 – 13:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:21 – 14:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:29 – 15:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:37 – 16:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:45 – 17:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:53 – 19:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:01 – 19:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:53 – 20:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:45 – 21:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:37 – 22:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:29 – 23:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:21 – 00:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:13 – 01:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:05 – 01:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night01:57 – 02:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:49 – 03:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:41 – 04:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:33 – 05:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:26 · Sunset: 19:01 · 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