🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-06-21

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
1Day05:16 – 06:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:26 – 07:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:37 – 08:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:47 – 09:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day09:58 – 11:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:08 – 12:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:19 – 13:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:29 – 14:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:40 – 15:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:50 – 17:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:00 – 18:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:11 – 19:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:21 – 20:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:11 – 21:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:01 – 21:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:50 – 22:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:40 – 23:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:29 – 00:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:19 – 01:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:08 – 01:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night01:58 – 02:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:47 – 03:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:37 – 04:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:27 – 05:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:16 · Sunset: 19:21 · 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
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