🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-25

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 – 08:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:01 – 08:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:52 – 09:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:43 – 10:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:35 – 11:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:26 – 12:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:17 – 13:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:08 – 13:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:59 – 14:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:50 – 15:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:41 – 16:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:32 – 17:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:23 – 18:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:32 – 19:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:41 – 20:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:50 – 21:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:59 – 23:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:08 – 00:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:17 – 01:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:26 – 02:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:35 – 03:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:44 – 04:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:53 – 06:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:02 – 07:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

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