🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-03-04

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
1Day06:40 – 07:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:39 – 08:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:37 – 09:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:36 – 10:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:34 – 11:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:33 – 12:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:31 – 13:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:30 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:28 – 15:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:27 – 16:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:25 – 17:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:23 – 18:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:22 – 19:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:23 – 20:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:25 – 21:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:26 – 22:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:28 – 23:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:29 – 00:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:31 – 01:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:32 – 02:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:34 – 03:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:35 – 04:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:36 – 05:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:38 – 06:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:40 · Sunset: 18:22 · 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