🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-03-21

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

Sunrise: 06:04 · Sunset: 18:13 · 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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