🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-05-14

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
1Day05:14 – 06:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:21 – 07:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:28 – 08:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:36 – 09:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:43 – 10:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:50 – 11:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:58 – 13:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:05 – 14:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:12 – 15:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:19 – 16:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:27 – 17:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:34 – 18:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:41 – 19:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:34 – 20:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:27 – 21:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:19 – 22:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:12 – 23:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:05 – 23:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:57 – 00:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:50 – 01:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:43 – 02:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:35 – 03:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:28 – 04:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:21 – 05:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:14 · Sunset: 18:41 · 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