🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-21

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
1Day06:32 – 07:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:29 – 08:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:26 – 09:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:24 – 10:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:21 – 11:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:18 – 12:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:15 – 13:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:12 – 14:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:09 – 15:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:06 – 16:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:03 – 17:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:00 – 17:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:57 – 19:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:00 – 20:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:03 – 21:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:06 – 22:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:09 – 23:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:12 – 00:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:14 – 01:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:17 – 02:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:20 – 03:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:23 – 04:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:26 – 05:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:28 – 06:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:32 · 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
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