🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-03-16

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

Sunrise: 06:28 · Sunset: 18:29 · 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