🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-12-16

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
1Day06:42 – 07:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:35 – 08:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:27 – 09:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:20 – 10:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:12 – 11:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:04 – 11:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day11:57 – 12:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:49 – 13:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:41 – 14:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:34 – 15:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:26 – 16:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:18 – 17:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:11 – 18:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:18 – 19:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:26 – 20:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:34 – 21:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:41 – 22:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:49 – 23:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night23:57 – 01:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:05 – 02:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:12 – 03:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:20 – 04:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:28 – 05:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:35 – 06:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:42 · Sunset: 17:11 · 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