🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-11-20

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
1Day06:46 – 07:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:39 – 08:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:32 – 09:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:24 – 10:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:17 – 11:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:10 – 12:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:02 – 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 – 14:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:41 – 15:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:33 – 16:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:26 – 17:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:19 – 18:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:26 – 19:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:33 – 20:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:41 – 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 – 00:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:03 – 01:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:10 – 02:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:18 – 03:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:25 – 04:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:32 – 05:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:40 – 06:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:46 · Sunset: 17:19 · 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