🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-05-11

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
1Day05:16 – 06:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:23 – 07:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:30 – 08:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:37 – 09:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day09:44 – 10:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day10:51 – 11:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day11:58 – 13:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:05 – 14:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:12 – 15:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:19 – 16:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:26 – 17:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:33 – 18:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:39 – 19:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:32 – 20:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:25 – 21:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:18 – 22:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:11 – 23:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:04 – 23:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night23:57 – 00:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night00:50 – 01:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night01:43 – 02:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:36 – 03:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:29 – 04:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:22 – 05:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:16 · Sunset: 18:39 · 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