🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-11-23

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
1Day06:49 – 07:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:41 – 08:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:33 – 09:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:26 – 10:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:18 – 11:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:11 – 12:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:03 – 12:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:56 – 13:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:48 – 14:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:40 – 15:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:33 – 16:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:25 – 17:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:18 – 18:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:25 – 19:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:33 – 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 – 22:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:56 – 00:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:04 – 01:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:11 – 02:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:19 – 03:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:26 – 04:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:34 – 05:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:42 – 06:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:49 · Sunset: 17:18 · 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