🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-07-21

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
1Day05:29 – 06:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:38 – 07:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:47 – 08:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:56 – 10:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:05 – 11:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:14 – 12:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:23 – 13:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:32 – 14:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:41 – 15:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:50 – 17:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day17:00 – 18:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:09 – 19:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:18 – 20:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:09 – 21:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night21:00 – 21:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:51 – 22:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:42 – 23:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:33 – 00:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:24 – 01:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:15 – 02:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:06 – 02:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:57 – 03:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:48 – 04:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:39 – 05:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:29 · Sunset: 19:18 · 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