🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-04

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
1Day05:37 – 06:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:44 – 07:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:50 – 08:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:57 – 10:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:03 – 11:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:10 – 12:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:16 – 13:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:23 – 14:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:29 – 15:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:36 – 16:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:42 – 17:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:48 – 18:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:55 – 19:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:48 – 20:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:42 – 21:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:35 – 22:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:29 – 23:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:22 – 00:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:16 – 01:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:09 – 02:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:03 – 02:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:56 – 03:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:50 – 04:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:43 – 05:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:37 · Sunset: 18:55 · 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