🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-16

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
1Day06:36 – 07:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:33 – 08:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:29 – 09:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:26 – 10:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:22 – 11:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:19 – 12:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:15 – 13:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:12 – 14:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:08 – 15:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:05 – 16:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:01 – 16:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:58 – 17:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:54 – 18:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:58 – 20:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:01 – 21:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:05 – 22:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:08 – 23:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:11 – 00:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:15 – 01:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:18 – 02:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:22 – 03:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:25 – 04:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:29 – 05:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:32 – 06:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:36 · Sunset: 17:54 · 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