🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-13

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
1Day07:04 – 07:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:55 – 08:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:46 – 09:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:37 – 10:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:28 – 11:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:20 – 12:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:11 – 13:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:02 – 13:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day13:53 – 14:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:44 – 15:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:36 – 16:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:27 – 17:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:18 – 18:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:27 – 19:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:36 – 20:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:45 – 21:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night21:53 – 23:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:02 – 00:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:11 – 01:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:20 – 02:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:29 – 03:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:38 – 04:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:47 – 05:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:56 – 07:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:04 · 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
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