🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-11-20

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
1Day06:24 – 07:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:18 – 08:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:12 – 09:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:05 – 09:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day09:59 – 10:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day10:53 – 11:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day11:47 – 12:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day12:40 – 13:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:34 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:28 – 15:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:22 – 16:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:15 – 17:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:09 – 18:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:15 – 19:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:22 – 20:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:28 – 21:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:34 – 22:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night22:41 – 23:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night23:47 – 00:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night00:53 – 02:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:00 – 03:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:06 – 04:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:12 – 05:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:19 – 06:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:24 · Sunset: 17:09 · 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