🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-16

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
1Day05:36 – 06:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:40 – 07:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:44 – 08:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:49 – 09:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:53 – 10:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:57 – 12:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:01 – 13:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:05 – 14:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:09 – 15:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:14 – 16:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:18 – 17:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:22 – 18:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:26 – 19:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:22 – 20:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:18 – 21:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:13 – 22:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:09 – 23:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:05 – 00:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:01 – 00:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:56 – 01:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:52 – 02:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:48 – 03:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:44 – 04:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:39 – 05:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:36 · 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