🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-02-26

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
1Day06:28 – 07:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:25 – 08:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:23 – 09:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:21 – 10:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:19 – 11:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:16 – 12:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:14 – 13:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:12 – 14:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:10 – 15:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:07 – 16:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:05 – 17:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:03 – 18:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:01 – 19:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:03 – 20:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:05 – 21:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:07 – 22:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:09 – 23:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:11 – 00:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:14 – 01:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:16 – 02:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:18 – 03:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:20 – 04:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:22 – 05:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:25 – 06:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:28 · Sunset: 18:01 · 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