🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-12-21

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
1Day06:45 – 07:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:38 – 08:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:30 – 09:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:22 – 10:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:14 – 11:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:07 – 11:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day11:59 – 12:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day12:51 – 13:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:44 – 14:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:36 – 15:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:28 – 16:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:20 – 17:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:13 – 18:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:21 – 19:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:28 – 20:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:36 – 21:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:44 – 22:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night22:52 – 23:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night23:59 – 01:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:07 – 02:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:15 – 03:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:22 – 04:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:30 – 05:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:38 – 06:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:45 · Sunset: 17:13 · 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