🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-08-09

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
1Day05:30 – 06:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:36 – 07:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:42 – 08:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:48 – 09:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day09:54 – 11:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:01 – 12:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:07 – 13:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:13 – 14:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:19 – 15:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:25 – 16:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:31 – 17:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:38 – 18:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:44 – 19:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:38 – 20:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:31 – 21:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:25 – 22:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:19 – 23:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:13 – 00:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:07 – 01:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:01 – 01:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night01:55 – 02:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:49 – 03:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:43 – 04:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:36 – 05:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:30 · Sunset: 18:44 · 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