🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-12

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
1Day05:40 – 06:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:44 – 07:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:47 – 08:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:51 – 09:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day09:55 – 10:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day10:58 – 12:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:02 – 13:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:06 – 14:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:09 – 15:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:13 – 16:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:17 – 17:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:20 – 18:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:24 – 19:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:20 – 20:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:17 – 21:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:13 – 22:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:09 – 23:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:05 – 00:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:02 – 00:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night00:58 – 01:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night01:54 – 02:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:50 – 03:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:47 – 04:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:43 – 05:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 18:24 · 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