🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-20

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
1Day07:08 – 07:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:59 – 08:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:50 – 09:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:41 – 10:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:32 – 11:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:23 – 12:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:14 – 13:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:05 – 13:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day13:56 – 14:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:47 – 15:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:38 – 16:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:30 – 17:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:21 – 18:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:30 – 19:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:39 – 20:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:48 – 21:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night21:57 – 23:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:06 – 00:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:15 – 01:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:23 – 02:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:32 – 03:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:41 – 04:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:50 – 05:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:59 – 07:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:08 · Sunset: 17:21 · 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
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