🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-09-12

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
1Day05:45 – 06:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:47 – 07:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:50 – 08:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:52 – 09:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day09:54 – 10:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:56 – 11:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:58 – 13:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:00 – 14:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:02 – 15:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:04 – 16:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:06 – 17:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:08 – 18:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:10 – 19:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:08 – 20:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:06 – 21:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:04 – 22:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:02 – 23:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:00 – 23:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:58 – 00:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:56 – 01:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night01:54 – 02:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:52 – 03:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:50 – 04:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:48 – 05:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:45 · Sunset: 18:10 · 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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