🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-09-18

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 – 06:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:49 – 07:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:51 – 08:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:52 – 09:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day09:53 – 10:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day10:54 – 11:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day11:55 – 12:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day12:57 – 13:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:58 – 14:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:59 – 16:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:00 – 17:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:02 – 18:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:03 – 19:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:02 – 20:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:01 – 20:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:59 – 21:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:58 – 22:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night22:57 – 23:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night23:56 – 00:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night00:54 – 01:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:53 – 02:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:52 – 03:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:51 – 04:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:50 – 05:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:48 · Sunset: 18:03 · 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