🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-11-02

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
1Day06:32 – 07:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:26 – 08:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:21 – 09:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:16 – 10:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:11 – 11:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:06 – 12:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:00 – 12:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:55 – 13:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:50 – 14:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:45 – 15:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:40 – 16:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:35 – 17:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:29 – 18:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:35 – 19:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:40 – 20:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:45 – 21:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:50 – 22:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:56 – 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 – 02:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:11 – 03:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:17 – 04:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:22 – 05:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:27 – 06:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:32 · Sunset: 17:29 · 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