🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-02-22

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
1Day06:50 – 07:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:47 – 08:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:44 – 09:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:42 – 10:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:39 – 11:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:36 – 12:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:33 – 13:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:30 – 14:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:27 – 15:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:24 – 16:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:21 – 17:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:18 – 18:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:16 – 19:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:18 – 20:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:21 – 21:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:24 – 22:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:27 – 23:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:30 – 00:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:32 – 01:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:35 – 02:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:38 – 03:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:41 – 04:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:44 – 05:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:46 – 06:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:50 · Sunset: 18:16 · 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 · Vṛndāvana · BPHS Reference