🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-10-12

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
1Day06:17 – 07:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:15 – 08:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:12 – 09:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:10 – 10:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:08 – 11:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:06 – 12:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:04 – 13:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:01 – 13:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:59 – 14:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:57 – 15:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:55 – 16:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:52 – 17:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:50 – 18:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:52 – 19:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:55 – 20:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:57 – 21:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:59 – 23:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:02 – 00:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:04 – 01:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:06 – 02:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:08 – 03:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:11 – 04:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:13 – 05:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:15 – 06:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:17 · Sunset: 17:50 · 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