🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-03-20

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

Sunrise: 06:23 · Sunset: 18:31 · 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