🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-16

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
1Day07:06 – 07:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:57 – 08:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:48 – 09:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:39 – 10:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:30 – 11:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:21 – 12:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:12 – 13:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:03 – 13:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:55 – 14:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:46 – 15:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:37 – 16:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:28 – 17:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:19 – 18:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:28 – 19:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:37 – 20:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:46 – 21:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:55 – 23:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:04 – 00:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:13 – 01:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:22 – 02:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:30 – 03:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:39 – 04:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:48 – 05:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:57 – 07:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:06 · 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