🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-08

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
1Day05:58 – 07:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:01 – 08:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:03 – 09:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:06 – 10:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:09 – 11:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:12 – 12:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:15 – 13:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:18 – 14:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:20 – 15:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:23 – 16:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:26 – 17:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:29 – 18:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:32 – 19:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:29 – 20:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:26 – 21:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:23 – 22:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:21 – 23:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:18 – 00:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:15 – 01:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:12 – 02:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:09 – 03:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:07 – 04:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:04 – 05:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:01 – 05:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:58 · Sunset: 18:32 · 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