🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-08-02

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
1Day05:36 – 06:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:44 – 07:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:52 – 09:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:00 – 10:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:08 – 11:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:15 – 12:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:23 – 13:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:31 – 14:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:39 – 15:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:47 – 16:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:55 – 18:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:02 – 19:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:10 – 20:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:02 – 20:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:55 – 21:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:47 – 22:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:39 – 23:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:31 – 00:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:24 – 01:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:16 – 02:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:08 – 03:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:00 – 03:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:52 – 04:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:45 – 05:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:36 · 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
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