🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-11-23

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
1Day06:26 – 07:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:20 – 08:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:13 – 09:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:07 – 10:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:00 – 10:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day10:54 – 11:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day11:47 – 12:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:41 – 13:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:34 – 14:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:28 – 15:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:21 – 16:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:15 – 17:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:08 – 18:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:15 – 19:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:22 – 20:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:28 – 21:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:35 – 22:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:41 – 23:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night23:48 – 00:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night00:54 – 02:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:01 – 03:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:08 – 04:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:14 – 05:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:21 – 06:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:26 · Sunset: 17:08 · 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