🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-04-22

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
1Day05:48 – 06:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:53 – 07:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:58 – 09:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:03 – 10:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:08 – 11:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:13 – 12:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:18 – 13:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:23 – 14:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:28 – 15:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:33 – 16:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:38 – 17:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:43 – 18:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:48 – 19:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:43 – 20:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:38 – 21:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:33 – 22:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:28 – 23:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:23 – 00:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:18 – 01:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:12 – 02:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:07 – 03:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:02 – 03:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:57 – 04:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:52 – 05:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:48 · Sunset: 18:48 · 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