🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-12-17

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
1Day06:43 – 07:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:35 – 08:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:28 – 09:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:20 – 10:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:12 – 11:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:05 – 11:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:57 – 12:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:49 – 13:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:42 – 14:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:34 – 15:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:26 – 16:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:19 – 17:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:11 – 18:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:19 – 19:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:26 – 20:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:34 – 21:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:42 – 22:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:50 – 23:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:57 – 01:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:05 – 02:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:13 – 03:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:20 – 04:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:28 – 05:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:36 – 06:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:43 · 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