🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-01-21

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 – 07:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:44 – 08:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:38 – 09:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:31 – 10:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:25 – 11:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:19 – 12:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:12 – 13:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:06 – 14:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:00 – 14:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:53 – 15:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:47 – 16:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:41 – 17:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:35 – 18:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:41 – 19:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:47 – 20:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:53 – 22:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:00 – 23:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:06 – 00:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:12 – 01:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:18 – 02:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:25 – 03:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:31 – 04:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:37 – 05:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:44 – 06:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:50 · Sunset: 17:35 · 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