🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-05

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
1Day05:48 – 06:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:50 – 07:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:53 – 08:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:56 – 09:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day09:59 – 11:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:01 – 12:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:04 – 13:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:07 – 14:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:10 – 15:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:12 – 16:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:15 – 17:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:18 – 18:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:21 – 19:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:18 – 20:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:15 – 21:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:12 – 22:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:09 – 23:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:06 – 00:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:03 – 01:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:01 – 01:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night01:58 – 02:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:55 – 03:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:52 – 04:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:49 – 05:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:48 · Sunset: 18:21 · 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