🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-04-01

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
1Day06:10 – 07:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:12 – 08:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:14 – 09:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:17 – 10:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:19 – 11:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:21 – 12:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:23 – 13:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:26 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:28 – 15:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:30 – 16:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:33 – 17:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:35 – 18:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:37 – 19:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:35 – 20:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:32 – 21:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:30 – 22:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:28 – 23:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:25 – 00:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:23 – 01:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:20 – 02:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:18 – 03:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:16 – 04:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:13 – 05:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:11 – 06:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:10 · Sunset: 18:37 · 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