🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-15

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
1Day05:37 – 06:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:41 – 07:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:45 – 08:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:49 – 09:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:53 – 10:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day10:57 – 12:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:01 – 13:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:05 – 14:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:09 – 15:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:13 – 16:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:17 – 17:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:22 – 18:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:26 – 19:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:21 – 20:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:17 – 21:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:13 – 22:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:09 – 23:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:05 – 00:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:01 – 00:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night00:57 – 01:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:53 – 02:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:49 – 03:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:44 – 04:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:40 – 05:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:37 · Sunset: 18:26 · 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