🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-10-26

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
1Day06:07 – 07:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:03 – 08:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:00 – 08:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:56 – 09:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day09:52 – 10:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day10:49 – 11:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day11:45 – 12:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:42 – 13:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:38 – 14:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:34 – 15:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:31 – 16:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:27 – 17:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:23 – 18:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:27 – 19:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:31 – 20:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:34 – 21:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:38 – 22:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:42 – 23:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night23:46 – 00:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night00:49 – 01:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night01:53 – 02:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:57 – 04:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:00 – 05:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:04 – 06:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:07 · Sunset: 17:23 · 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