🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-26

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
1Day07:11 – 08:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:02 – 08:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:53 – 09:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:44 – 10:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:35 – 11:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:26 – 12:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:17 – 13:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:08 – 13:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:59 – 14:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:51 – 15:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:42 – 16:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:33 – 17:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:24 – 18:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:33 – 19:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:42 – 20:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:51 – 22:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:00 – 23:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:08 – 00:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:17 – 01:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:26 – 02:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:35 – 03:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:44 – 04:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:53 – 06:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:02 – 07:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:11 · Sunset: 17:24 · 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