🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-11-13

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
1Day06:40 – 07:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:34 – 08:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:27 – 09:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:21 – 10:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:14 – 11:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:08 – 12:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:01 – 12:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day12:55 – 13:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:48 – 14:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:42 – 15:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:35 – 16:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:28 – 17:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:22 – 18:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:29 – 19:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:35 – 20:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:42 – 21:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:48 – 22:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night22:55 – 00:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:02 – 01:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:08 – 02:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:15 – 03:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:21 – 04:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:28 – 05:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:35 – 06:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:40 · Sunset: 17:22 · 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