🪷 Hora · Ayodhyā · 2026-12-23

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
1Day06:46 – 07:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:38 – 08:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:31 – 09:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:23 – 10:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:15 – 11:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:08 – 12:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:00 – 12:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day12:52 – 13:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day13:45 – 14:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day14:37 – 15:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day15:29 – 16:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day16:21 – 17:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:14 – 18:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night18:22 – 19:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night19:29 – 20:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night20:37 – 21:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night21:45 – 22:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night22:52 – 00:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:00 – 01:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:08 – 02:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:16 – 03:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:23 – 04:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:31 – 05:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:39 – 06:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:46 · Sunset: 17:14 · 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