🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-08-21

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
1Day05:36 – 06:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:41 – 07:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:45 – 08:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:50 – 09:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day09:55 – 11:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:00 – 12:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:04 – 13:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:09 – 14:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:14 – 15:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:19 – 16:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:24 – 17:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:28 – 18:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:33 – 19:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:28 – 20:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:24 – 21:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:19 – 22:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:14 – 23:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:09 – 00:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:05 – 01:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:00 – 01:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:55 – 02:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:50 – 03:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:46 – 04:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:41 – 05:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:36 · Sunset: 18:33 · 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