🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-04-30

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
1Day05:24 – 06:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:29 – 07:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:35 – 08:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:41 – 09:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:47 – 10:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:53 – 11:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:58 – 13:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:04 – 14:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:10 – 15:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:16 – 16:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:22 – 17:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:28 – 18:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:33 – 19:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:28 – 20:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:22 – 21:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:16 – 22:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:10 – 23:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:04 – 23:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:58 – 00:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:52 – 01:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:46 – 02:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:40 – 03:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:35 – 04:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:29 – 05:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:24 · Sunset: 18:33 · 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