🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-20

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

Sunrise: 06:04 · Sunset: 18:17 · 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
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