🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-15

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
1Day06:02 – 07:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:03 – 08:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:05 – 09:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:07 – 10:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:09 – 11:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:11 – 12:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:12 – 13:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:14 – 14:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:16 – 15:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:18 – 16:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:20 – 17:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:21 – 18:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:23 – 19:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:21 – 20:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:20 – 21:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:18 – 22:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:16 – 23:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:14 – 00:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:13 – 01:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:11 – 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 – 04:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:06 – 05:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:04 – 06:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:02 · Sunset: 18:23 · 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