🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-12

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
1Day07:03 – 07:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:54 – 08:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:46 – 09:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:37 – 10:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:28 – 11:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:19 – 12:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:10 – 13:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:02 – 13:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:53 – 14:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:44 – 15:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:35 – 16:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:26 – 17:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:18 – 18:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:27 – 19:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:35 – 20:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:44 – 21:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:53 – 23:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:02 – 00:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:11 – 01:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:20 – 02:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:28 – 03:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:37 – 04:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:46 – 05:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:55 – 07:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:03 · 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