🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-11-16

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
1Day06:43 – 07:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:36 – 08:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:29 – 09:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:22 – 10:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:15 – 11:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:08 – 12:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:02 – 12:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:55 – 13:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:48 – 14:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:41 – 15:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:34 – 16:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:27 – 17:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:20 – 18:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:27 – 19:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:34 – 20:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:41 – 21:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:48 – 22:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:55 – 00:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:02 – 01:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:09 – 02:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:16 – 03:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:23 – 04:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:30 – 05:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:37 – 06:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:43 · Sunset: 17:20 · 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