🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-09-17

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
1Day05:48 – 06:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:49 – 07:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:50 – 08:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:52 – 09:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:53 – 10:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:54 – 11:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:56 – 12:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:57 – 13:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:59 – 15:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:00 – 16:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:01 – 17:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:03 – 18:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:04 – 19:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:03 – 20:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:01 – 21:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:00 – 21:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:59 – 22:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:57 – 23:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:56 – 00:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:55 – 01:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:53 – 02:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:52 – 03:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:51 – 04:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:49 – 05:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:48 · Sunset: 18:04 · 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