🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-01-02

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
1Day06:50 – 07:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:42 – 08:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:35 – 09:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:27 – 10:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:20 – 11:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:12 – 12:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:05 – 12:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day12:58 – 13:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:50 – 14:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:43 – 15:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:35 – 16:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:28 – 17:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:20 – 18:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:28 – 19:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:35 – 20:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:43 – 21:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:50 – 22:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night22:58 – 00:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:05 – 01:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:13 – 02:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:20 – 03:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:28 – 04:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:35 – 05:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:43 – 06:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:50 · Sunset: 17:20 · 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 · Ayodhyā · BPHS Reference