🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-05-21

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
1Day05:20 – 06:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:29 – 07:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:38 – 08:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:47 – 09:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:56 – 11:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:05 – 12:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:14 – 13:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:22 – 14:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:31 – 15:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:40 – 16:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:49 – 17:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:58 – 19:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:07 – 19:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:58 – 20:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:49 – 21:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:40 – 22:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:31 – 23:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:22 – 00:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:13 – 01:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:04 – 01:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:55 – 02:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:46 – 03:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:37 – 04:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:28 – 05:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:20 · Sunset: 19:07 · 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