🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-01

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
1Day05:40 – 06:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:46 – 07:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:52 – 08:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:58 – 10:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:04 – 11:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:10 – 12:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:17 – 13:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:23 – 14:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:29 – 15:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:35 – 16:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:41 – 17:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:47 – 18:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:53 – 19:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:47 – 20:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:41 – 21:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:35 – 22:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:28 – 23:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:22 – 00:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:16 – 01:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:10 – 02:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:04 – 02:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:58 – 03:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:51 – 04:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:45 – 05:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 18:53 · 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