🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-05-09

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
1Day05:17 – 06:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:24 – 07:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:31 – 08:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:37 – 09:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:44 – 10:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:51 – 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 – 14:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:11 – 15:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:18 – 16:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:25 – 17:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:32 – 18:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:38 – 19:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:32 – 20:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:25 – 21:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:18 – 22:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:11 – 23:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:04 – 23:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:57 – 00:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:51 – 01:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:44 – 02:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:37 – 03:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:30 – 04:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:23 – 05:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:17 · Sunset: 18:38 · 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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