🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-23

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
1Day07:09 – 08:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:00 – 08:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:51 – 09:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:43 – 10:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:34 – 11:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:25 – 12:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:16 – 13:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:07 – 13:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:58 – 14:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:49 – 15:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:40 – 16:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:31 – 17:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:22 – 18:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:31 – 19:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:40 – 20:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:49 – 21:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:58 – 23:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:07 – 00:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:16 – 01:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:25 – 02:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:34 – 03:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:43 – 04:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:52 – 06:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:01 – 07:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:09 · Sunset: 17:22 · 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