🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-10-21

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
1Day06:04 – 07:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:01 – 07:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:58 – 08:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:55 – 09:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day09:52 – 10:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day10:49 – 11:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day11:46 – 12:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:43 – 13:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:40 – 14:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:37 – 15:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:34 – 16:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:31 – 17:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:28 – 18:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:31 – 19:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:34 – 20:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:37 – 21:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:40 – 22:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:43 – 23:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night23:46 – 00:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night00:49 – 01:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night01:52 – 02:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:55 – 03:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:58 – 05:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:02 – 06:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:04 · Sunset: 17:28 · 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