🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-07-02

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
1Day05:11 – 06:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:20 – 07:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:29 – 08:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:38 – 09:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:47 – 10:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:56 – 12:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:05 – 13:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:14 – 14:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:23 – 15:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:32 – 16:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:41 – 17:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:50 – 18:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:59 – 19:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:50 – 20:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:41 – 21:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:32 – 22:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:23 – 23:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:14 – 00:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:05 – 00:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:56 – 01:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:47 – 02:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:39 – 03:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:30 – 04:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:21 – 05:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:11 · Sunset: 18:59 · 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