🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-09-20

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
1Day05:49 – 06:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:50 – 07:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:51 – 08:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:52 – 09:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day09:53 – 10:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day10:54 – 11:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day11:55 – 12:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day12:56 – 13:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day13:57 – 14:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:58 – 15:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:59 – 17:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:00 – 18:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:01 – 19:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:00 – 19:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:59 – 20:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:58 – 21:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night21:57 – 22:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night22:56 – 23:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night23:55 – 00:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night00:54 – 01:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night01:53 – 02:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:52 – 03:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:51 – 04:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:50 – 05:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:49 · Sunset: 18:01 · 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