🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-03

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
1Day05:55 – 06:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:59 – 08:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:02 – 09:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:06 – 10:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:09 – 11:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:13 – 12:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:16 – 13:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:20 – 14:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:24 – 15:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:27 – 16:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:31 – 17:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:34 – 18:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:38 – 19:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:34 – 20:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:31 – 21:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:27 – 22:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:24 – 23:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:20 – 00:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:17 – 01:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:13 – 02:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:10 – 03:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:06 – 04:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:03 – 04:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:59 – 05:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:55 · Sunset: 18:38 · 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