🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-15

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
1Day07:05 – 07:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:56 – 08:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:47 – 09:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:38 – 10:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:30 – 11:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:21 – 12:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:12 – 13:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:03 – 13:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day13:54 – 14:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:45 – 15:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:36 – 16:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:27 – 17:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:19 – 18:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:28 – 19:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:36 – 20:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night20:45 – 21:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night21:54 – 23:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:03 – 00:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:12 – 01:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:21 – 02:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:30 – 03:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:39 – 04:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:48 – 05:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:57 – 07:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:05 · Sunset: 17:19 · 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