🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-23

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

Sunrise: 06:06 · Sunset: 18:13 · 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