🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-03

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
1Day05:50 – 06:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:52 – 07:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:55 – 08:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:57 – 10:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:00 – 11:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:02 – 12:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:05 – 13:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:07 – 14:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:10 – 15:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:12 – 16:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:15 – 17:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:17 – 18:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:20 – 19:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:17 – 20:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:14 – 21:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:12 – 22:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:09 – 23:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:07 – 00:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:04 – 01:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:01 – 01:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:59 – 02:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:56 – 03:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:54 – 04:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:51 – 05:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:50 · Sunset: 18:20 · 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