🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-21

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 – 07:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:59 – 08:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:51 – 09:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:42 – 10:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:33 – 11:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:24 – 12:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:15 – 13:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:06 – 13:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:57 – 14:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:48 – 15:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:39 – 16:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:30 – 17:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:21 – 18:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:30 – 19:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:39 – 20:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:48 – 21:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:57 – 23:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:06 – 00:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:15 – 01:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:24 – 02:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:33 – 03:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:42 – 04:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:51 – 06:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:00 – 07:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Ṛṣikeśa · BPHS Reference