🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-05-02

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
1Day05:22 – 06:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:28 – 07:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:34 – 08:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:40 – 09:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:46 – 10:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:52 – 11:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:58 – 13:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:04 – 14:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:10 – 15:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:16 – 16:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:22 – 17:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:28 – 18:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:35 – 19:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:28 – 20:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:22 – 21:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:16 – 22:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:10 – 23:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:04 – 23:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:58 – 00:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:52 – 01:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:46 – 02:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:40 – 03:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:33 – 04:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:27 – 05:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:22 · Sunset: 18:35 · 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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