🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-18

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
1Day06:35 – 07:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:31 – 08:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:28 – 09:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:25 – 10:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:22 – 11:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:18 – 12:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:15 – 13:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:12 – 14:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:09 – 15:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:05 – 16:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:02 – 16:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:59 – 17:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:55 – 18:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:59 – 20:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:02 – 21:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:05 – 22:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:08 – 23:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:11 – 00:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:15 – 01:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:18 – 02:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:21 – 03:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:24 – 04:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:28 – 05:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:31 – 06:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:35 · Sunset: 17:55 · 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