🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-05-26

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
1Day05:18 – 06:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:27 – 07:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:36 – 08:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:46 – 09:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:55 – 11:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:05 – 12:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:14 – 13:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:23 – 14:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:33 – 15:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:42 – 16:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:52 – 18:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:01 – 19:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:10 – 20:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:01 – 20:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:51 – 21:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:42 – 22:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:33 – 23:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:23 – 00:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:14 – 01:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:04 – 01:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:55 – 02:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:45 – 03:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:36 – 04:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:27 – 05:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:18 · Sunset: 19:10 · 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