🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-23

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
1Day06:30 – 07:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:28 – 08:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:25 – 09:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:23 – 10:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:20 – 11:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:17 – 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 – 14:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:09 – 15:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:07 – 16:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:04 – 17:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:01 – 17:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:59 – 19:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:01 – 20:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:04 – 21:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:06 – 22:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:09 – 23:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:12 – 00:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:14 – 01:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:17 – 02:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:19 – 03:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:22 – 04:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:24 – 05:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:27 – 06:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 17:59 · 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