🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-13

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
1Day05:39 – 06:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:43 – 07:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:47 – 08:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:51 – 09:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day09:54 – 10:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day10:58 – 12:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:02 – 13:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:06 – 14:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:09 – 15:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:13 – 16:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:17 – 17:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:21 – 18:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:25 – 19:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:21 – 20:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:17 – 21:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:13 – 22:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:09 – 23:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:05 – 00:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:01 – 00:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night00:57 – 01:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night01:54 – 02:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:50 – 03:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:46 – 04:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:42 – 05:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:39 · Sunset: 18:25 · 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