🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-16

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

Sunrise: 06:02 · Sunset: 18:22 · 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