🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-11-17

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

Sunrise: 06:44 · 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