🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-10-26

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
1Day06:26 – 07:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:22 – 08:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:18 – 09:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:14 – 10:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:09 – 11:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:05 – 12:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:01 – 12:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:57 – 13:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:52 – 14:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:48 – 15:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:44 – 16:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:40 – 17:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:35 – 18:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:40 – 19:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:44 – 20:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:48 – 21:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:53 – 22:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:57 – 00:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:01 – 01:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:06 – 02:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:10 – 03:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:14 – 04:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:19 – 05:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:23 – 06:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:26 · Sunset: 17:35 · 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