🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-03-28

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

Sunrise: 06:14 · Sunset: 18:35 · 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