🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-04

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
1Day05:49 – 06:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:51 – 07:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:54 – 08:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:56 – 09:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:59 – 11:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:02 – 12:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:04 – 13:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:07 – 14:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:10 – 15:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:12 – 16:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:15 – 17:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:17 – 18:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:20 – 19:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:17 – 20:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:15 – 21:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:12 – 22:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:09 – 23:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:06 – 00:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:04 – 01:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:01 – 01:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:58 – 02:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:56 – 03:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:53 – 04:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:50 – 05:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:49 · 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
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