🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-18

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

Sunrise: 06:03 · Sunset: 18:19 · 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