🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-10

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
1Day07:02 – 07:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:53 – 08:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:44 – 09:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:36 – 10:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:27 – 11:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:18 – 12:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:09 – 13:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:01 – 13:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:52 – 14:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:43 – 15:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:35 – 16:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:26 – 17:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:17 – 18:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:26 – 19:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:35 – 20:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:44 – 21:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:52 – 23:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:01 – 00:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:10 – 01:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:19 – 02:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:27 – 03:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:36 – 04:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:45 – 05:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:54 – 07:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:02 · 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