🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-03-18

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

Sunrise: 06:25 · Sunset: 18:30 · 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