🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-05

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 – 06:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:59 – 08:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:03 – 09:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:06 – 10:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:09 – 11:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:13 – 12:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:16 – 13:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:19 – 14:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:22 – 15:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:26 – 16:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:29 – 17:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:32 – 18:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:35 – 19:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:32 – 20:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:29 – 21:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:26 – 22:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:23 – 23:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:19 – 00:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:16 – 01:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:13 – 02:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:10 – 03:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:06 – 04:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:03 – 05:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:00 – 05:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:56 · Sunset: 18:35 · 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