🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-09-24

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
1Day05:51 – 06:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:51 – 07:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:52 – 08:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:52 – 09:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:52 – 10:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:53 – 11:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:53 – 12:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:54 – 13:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:54 – 14:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:55 – 15:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:55 – 16:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:56 – 17:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:56 – 18:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:56 – 19:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:55 – 20:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:55 – 21:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:54 – 22:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:54 – 23:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:54 – 00:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:53 – 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 – 03:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:52 – 04:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:51 – 05:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 17:56 · 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