🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-24

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 – 07:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:27 – 08:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:24 – 09:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:22 – 10:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:19 – 11:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:17 – 12:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:14 – 13:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:12 – 14:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:09 – 15:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:07 – 16:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:04 – 17:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:02 – 17:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:59 – 19:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:02 – 20:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:04 – 21:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:07 – 22:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:09 – 23:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:12 – 00:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:14 – 01:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:16 – 02:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:19 – 03:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:21 – 04:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:24 – 05:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:26 – 06:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

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
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