🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-27

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 – 08:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:02 – 08:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:53 – 09:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:44 – 10:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:35 – 11:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:27 – 12:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:18 – 13:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:09 – 14:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:00 – 14:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:51 – 15:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:42 – 16:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:33 – 17:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:24 – 18:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:33 – 19:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:42 – 20:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:51 – 22:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:00 – 23:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:09 – 00:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:18 – 01:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:27 – 02:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:36 – 03:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:45 – 04:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:54 – 06:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:02 – 07:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

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
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