🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-30

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
1Day07:12 – 08:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:03 – 08:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:54 – 09:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:46 – 10:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:37 – 11:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:28 – 12:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:19 – 13:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:10 – 14:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:02 – 14:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:53 – 15:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:44 – 16:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:35 – 17:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:26 – 18:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:35 – 19:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:44 – 20:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:53 – 22:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:02 – 23:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:10 – 00:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:19 – 01:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:28 – 02:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:37 – 03:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:46 – 04:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:55 – 06:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:03 – 07:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:12 · Sunset: 17:26 · 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