🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-14

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
1Day05:38 – 06:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:42 – 07:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:46 – 08:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:50 – 09:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:54 – 10:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day10:58 – 12:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:02 – 13:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:05 – 14:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:09 – 15:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:13 – 16:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:17 – 17:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:21 – 18:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:25 – 19:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:21 – 20:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:17 – 21:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:13 – 22:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:09 – 23:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:05 – 00:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:01 – 00:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night00:57 – 01:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:53 – 02:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:49 – 03:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:45 – 04:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:41 – 05:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:38 · 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
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