🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-17

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
1Day05:35 – 06:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:39 – 07:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:44 – 08:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:48 – 09:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day09:52 – 10:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day10:57 – 12:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:01 – 13:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:05 – 14:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:09 – 15:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:14 – 16:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:18 – 17:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:22 – 18:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:27 – 19:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:22 – 20:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:18 – 21:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:13 – 22:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:09 – 23:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:05 – 00:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:00 – 00:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night00:56 – 01:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:52 – 02:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:47 – 03:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:43 – 04:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:39 – 05:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:35 · Sunset: 18:27 · 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