🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-04-08

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
1Day06:02 – 07:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:05 – 08:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:08 – 09:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:12 – 10:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:15 – 11:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:18 – 12:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:21 – 13:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:25 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:28 – 15:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:31 – 16:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:34 – 17:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:37 – 18:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:41 – 19:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:37 – 20:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:34 – 21:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:31 – 22:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:27 – 23:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:24 – 00:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:21 – 01:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:18 – 02:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:14 – 03:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:11 – 04:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:08 – 05:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:04 – 06:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:02 · Sunset: 18:41 · 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