🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-05

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
1Day06:58 – 07:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:50 – 08:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:41 – 09:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:33 – 10:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:24 – 11:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:16 – 12:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:07 – 12:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:59 – 13:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:50 – 14:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:42 – 15:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:33 – 16:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:25 – 17:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:17 – 18:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:25 – 19:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:34 – 20:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:42 – 21:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:51 – 22:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:59 – 00:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:08 – 01:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:16 – 02:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:25 – 03:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:33 – 04:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:42 – 05:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:50 – 06:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:58 · Sunset: 17:17 · 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