🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-02

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
1Day06:56 – 07:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:48 – 08:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:39 – 09:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:31 – 10:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:23 – 11:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:14 – 12:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:06 – 12:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:58 – 13:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:50 – 14:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:41 – 15:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:33 – 16:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:25 – 17:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:16 – 18:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:25 – 19:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:33 – 20:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:41 – 21:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:50 – 22:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:58 – 00:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:07 – 01:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:15 – 02:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:23 – 03:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:32 – 04:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:40 – 05:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:48 – 06:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 17:16 · 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