🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-10-02

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

Sunrise: 06:11 · Sunset: 18:02 · 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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