🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-07-21

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
1Day05:20 – 06:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:28 – 07:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:36 – 08:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:44 – 09:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day09:52 – 11:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:00 – 12:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:08 – 13:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:16 – 14:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:23 – 15:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:31 – 16:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:39 – 17:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:47 – 18:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:55 – 19:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:47 – 20:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:39 – 21:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:32 – 22:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:24 – 23:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:16 – 00:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:08 – 01:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:00 – 01:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night01:52 – 02:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:44 – 03:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:36 – 04:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:28 – 05:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:20 · Sunset: 18:55 · 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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