🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-20

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
1Day06:33 – 07:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:30 – 08:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:27 – 09:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:24 – 10:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:21 – 11:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:18 – 12:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:15 – 13:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:12 – 14:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:09 – 15:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:06 – 16:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:03 – 17:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:00 – 17:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:57 – 19:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:00 – 20:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:03 – 21:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:06 – 22:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:09 – 23:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:12 – 00:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:15 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:20 – 03:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:23 – 04:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:26 – 05:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:29 – 06:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:33 · Sunset: 17:57 · 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