🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-17

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
1Day06:03 – 07:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:04 – 08:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:06 – 09:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:07 – 10:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:09 – 11:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:10 – 12:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:12 – 13:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:13 – 14:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:15 – 15:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:16 – 16:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:18 – 17:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:19 – 18:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:21 – 19:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:19 – 20:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:18 – 21:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:16 – 22:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:15 – 23:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:13 – 00:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:12 – 01:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:10 – 02:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:09 – 03:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:07 – 04:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:06 – 05:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:05 – 06:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:03 · Sunset: 18:21 · 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