🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-14

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 – 07:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:56 – 08:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:47 – 09:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:38 – 10:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:29 – 11:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:20 – 12:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:11 – 13:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:02 – 13:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:54 – 14:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:45 – 15:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:36 – 16:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:27 – 17:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:18 – 18:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:27 – 19:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:36 – 20:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:45 – 21:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:54 – 23:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:03 – 00:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:12 – 01:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:21 – 02:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:29 – 03:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:38 – 04:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:47 – 05:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:56 – 07:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Ṛṣikeśa · BPHS Reference