🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-03-19

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

Sunrise: 06:24 · 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