🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-04

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
1Day05:56 – 06:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:59 – 08:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:02 – 09:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:06 – 10:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:09 – 11:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:13 – 12:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:16 – 13:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:20 – 14:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:23 – 15:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:26 – 16:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:30 – 17:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:33 – 18:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:37 – 19:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:33 – 20:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:30 – 21:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:27 – 22:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:23 – 23:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:20 – 00:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:16 – 01:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:13 – 02:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:10 – 03:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:06 – 04:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:03 – 04:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:59 – 05:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:56 · Sunset: 18:37 · 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