🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-06-09

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
1Day05:15 – 06:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:25 – 07:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:35 – 08:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:45 – 09:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:56 – 11:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:06 – 12:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:16 – 13:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:26 – 14:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:37 – 15:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:47 – 16:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:57 – 18:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:07 – 19:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:17 – 20:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:07 – 20:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:57 – 21:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:47 – 22:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:37 – 23:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:26 – 00:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:16 – 01:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:06 – 01:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:56 – 02:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:45 – 03:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:35 – 04:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:25 – 05:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:15 · Sunset: 19:17 · 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