🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-10-21

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
1Day06:23 – 07:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:19 – 08:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:16 – 09:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:12 – 10:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:09 – 11:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:05 – 12:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:02 – 12:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:58 – 13:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:55 – 14:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:51 – 15:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:47 – 16:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:44 – 17:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:40 – 18:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:44 – 19:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:48 – 20:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:51 – 21:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:55 – 22:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:58 – 00:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:02 – 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 – 03:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:13 – 04:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:16 – 05:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:20 – 06:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:23 · Sunset: 17:40 · 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