🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-09

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
1Day05:43 – 06:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:47 – 07:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:50 – 08:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:53 – 09:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:56 – 11:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:00 – 12:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:03 – 13:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:06 – 14:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:09 – 15:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:13 – 16:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:16 – 17:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:19 – 18:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:23 – 19:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:19 – 20:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:16 – 21:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:12 – 22:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:09 – 23:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:06 – 00:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:02 – 00:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:59 – 01:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:56 – 02:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:52 – 03:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:49 – 04:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:46 – 05:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:43 · Sunset: 18:23 · 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