🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-04-28

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
1Day05:42 – 06:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:48 – 07:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:54 – 09:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:00 – 10:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:05 – 11:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:11 – 12:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:17 – 13:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:23 – 14:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:28 – 15:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:34 – 16:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:40 – 17:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:46 – 18:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:52 – 19:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:46 – 20:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:40 – 21:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:34 – 22:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:28 – 23:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:22 – 00:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:17 – 01:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:11 – 02:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:05 – 02:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:59 – 03:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:53 – 04:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:47 – 05:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:42 · Sunset: 18:52 · 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