🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-05-14

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
1Day05:24 – 06:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:32 – 07:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:40 – 08:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:48 – 09:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:57 – 11:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:05 – 12:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:13 – 13:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:22 – 14:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:30 – 15:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:38 – 16:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:46 – 17:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:55 – 19:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:03 – 19:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:55 – 20:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:46 – 21:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:38 – 22:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:30 – 23:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:21 – 00:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:13 – 01:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:05 – 01:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:56 – 02:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:48 – 03:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:40 – 04:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:31 – 05:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:24 · Sunset: 19:03 · 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