🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-08-09

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
1Day05:41 – 06:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:48 – 07:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:55 – 09:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:02 – 10:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:09 – 11:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:16 – 12:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:23 – 13:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:30 – 14:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:37 – 15:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:43 – 16:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:50 – 17:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:57 – 19:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:04 – 19:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:58 – 20:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:51 – 21:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:44 – 22:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:37 – 23:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:30 – 00:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:23 – 01:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:16 – 02:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:09 – 03:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:02 – 03:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:55 – 04:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:48 – 05:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:41 · Sunset: 19:04 · 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