🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-24

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
1Day07:10 – 08:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:01 – 08:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:52 – 09:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:43 – 10:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:34 – 11:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:25 – 12:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:16 – 13:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:07 – 13:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:58 – 14:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:49 – 15:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:41 – 16:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:32 – 17:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:23 – 18:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:32 – 19:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:41 – 20:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:50 – 21:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:59 – 23:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:07 – 00:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:16 – 01:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:25 – 02:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:34 – 03:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:43 – 04:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:52 – 06:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:01 – 07:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:10 · Sunset: 17:23 · 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