🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-03-26

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
1Day05:58 – 07:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:00 – 08:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:01 – 09:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:03 – 10:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:04 – 11:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:06 – 12:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:07 – 13:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:08 – 14:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:10 – 15:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:11 – 16:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:13 – 17:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:14 – 18:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:16 – 19:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:14 – 20:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:13 – 21:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:11 – 22:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:10 – 23:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:08 – 00:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:06 – 01:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:05 – 02:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:03 – 03:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:02 – 04:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:00 – 04:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:59 – 05:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:58 · Sunset: 18:16 · 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