🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-04-07

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
1Day06:03 – 07:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:06 – 08:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:09 – 09:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:12 – 10:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:15 – 11:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:19 – 12:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:22 – 13:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:25 – 14:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:28 – 15:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:31 – 16:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:34 – 17:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:37 – 18:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:40 – 19:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:37 – 20:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:34 – 21:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:31 – 22:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:27 – 23:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:24 – 00:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:21 – 01:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:18 – 02:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:15 – 03:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:12 – 04:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:08 – 05:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:05 – 06:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:03 · Sunset: 18:40 · 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