🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-04-29

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
1Day05:41 – 06:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:47 – 07:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:53 – 08:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:59 – 10:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:05 – 11:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:11 – 12:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:17 – 13:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:23 – 14:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:29 – 15:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:34 – 16:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:40 – 17:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:46 – 18:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:52 – 19:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:46 – 20:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:40 – 21:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:34 – 22:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:28 – 23:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:22 – 00:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:16 – 01:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:10 – 02:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:04 – 02:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:59 – 03:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:53 – 04:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:47 – 05:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:41 · 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