🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-09-03

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
1Day05:42 – 06:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:45 – 07:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:48 – 08:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:51 – 09:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:54 – 10:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:58 – 12:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:01 – 13:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:04 – 14:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:07 – 15:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:10 – 16:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:13 – 17:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:17 – 18:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:20 – 19:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:17 – 20:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:14 – 21:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:10 – 22:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:07 – 23:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:04 – 00:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:01 – 00:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:58 – 01:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:55 – 02:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:51 – 03:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:48 – 04:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:45 – 05:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:42 · Sunset: 18:20 · 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