🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-05-12

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
1Day05:15 – 06:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:22 – 07:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:29 – 08:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:36 – 09:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:43 – 10:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day10:50 – 11:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day11:58 – 13:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:05 – 14:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:12 – 15:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:19 – 16:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:26 – 17:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:33 – 18:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:40 – 19:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:33 – 20:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:26 – 21:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:19 – 22:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:12 – 23:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:04 – 23:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night23:57 – 00:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night00:50 – 01:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:43 – 02:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:36 – 03:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:29 – 04:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:22 – 05:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:15 · Sunset: 18:40 · 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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