🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-07-02

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
1Day05:19 – 06:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:30 – 07:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:40 – 08:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:50 – 10:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:00 – 11:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:11 – 12:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:21 – 13:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:31 – 14:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:41 – 15:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:52 – 17:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:02 – 18:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:12 – 19:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:22 – 20:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:12 – 21:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:02 – 21:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:52 – 22:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:42 – 23:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:31 – 00:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:21 – 01:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:11 – 02:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:01 – 02:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:50 – 03:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:40 – 04:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:30 – 05:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:19 · Sunset: 19:22 · 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