🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-18

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
1Day07:07 – 07:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:58 – 08:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:49 – 09:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:40 – 10:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:31 – 11:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:22 – 12:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:13 – 13:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:04 – 13:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:55 – 14:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:47 – 15:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:38 – 16:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:29 – 17:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:20 – 18:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:29 – 19:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:38 – 20:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:47 – 21:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:56 – 23:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:05 – 00:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:14 – 01:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:23 – 02:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:31 – 03:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:40 – 04:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:49 – 05:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:58 – 07:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:07 · Sunset: 17:20 · 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