🪷 Hora · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-12-31

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 – 08:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:04 – 08:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:55 – 09:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:46 – 10:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:37 – 11:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:28 – 12:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:20 – 13:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:11 – 14:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:02 – 14:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:53 – 15:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:45 – 16:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:36 – 17:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:27 – 18:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:36 – 19:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:45 – 20:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:53 – 22:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:02 – 23:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:11 – 00:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:20 – 01:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:29 – 02:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:37 – 03:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:46 – 04:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:55 – 06:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:04 – 07:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:12 · Sunset: 17:27 · 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