🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-19

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 – 07:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:58 – 08:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:49 – 09:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:41 – 10:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:32 – 11:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:23 – 12:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:14 – 13:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:05 – 13:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:56 – 14:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:47 – 15:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:38 – 16:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:29 – 17:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:20 – 18:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:29 – 19:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:38 – 20:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:47 – 21:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:56 – 23:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:05 – 00:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:14 – 01:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:23 – 02:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:32 – 03:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:41 – 04:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:50 – 05:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:59 – 07:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

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