🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-09-24

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

Sunrise: 06:06 · Sunset: 18:12 · 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