🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-18

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
1Day05:34 – 06:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:39 – 07:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:43 – 08:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:47 – 09:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:52 – 10:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:56 – 12:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:01 – 13:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:05 – 14:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:09 – 15:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:14 – 16:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:18 – 17:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:23 – 18:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:27 – 19:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:23 – 20:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:18 – 21:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:14 – 22:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:09 – 23:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:05 – 00:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:00 – 00:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:56 – 01:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:51 – 02:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:47 – 03:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:42 – 04:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:38 – 05:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:34 · 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
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