🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-09

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
1Day07:01 – 07:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:52 – 08:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:44 – 09:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:35 – 10:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:26 – 11:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:18 – 12:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:09 – 13:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:00 – 13:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:52 – 14:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:43 – 15:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:34 – 16:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:26 – 17:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:17 – 18:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:26 – 19:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:34 – 20:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:43 – 21:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:52 – 23:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:01 – 00:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:09 – 01:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:18 – 02:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:27 – 03:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:36 – 04:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:44 – 05:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:53 – 07:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:01 · 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