🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-10-14

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
1Day06:18 – 07:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:16 – 08:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:13 – 09:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:11 – 10:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:08 – 11:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:06 – 12:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:03 – 13:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:01 – 13:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:58 – 14:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:55 – 15:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:53 – 16:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:50 – 17:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:48 – 18:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:50 – 19:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:53 – 20:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:56 – 21:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:58 – 23:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:01 – 00:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:03 – 01:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:06 – 02:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:09 – 03:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:11 – 04:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:14 – 05:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:16 – 06:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 17:48 · 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