🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-06

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
1Day05:36 – 06:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:43 – 07:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:49 – 08:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:56 – 10:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:03 – 11:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:09 – 12:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:16 – 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 – 15:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:36 – 16:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:43 – 17:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:49 – 18:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:56 – 19:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:49 – 20:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:43 – 21:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:36 – 22:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:29 – 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 – 01:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:09 – 02:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:02 – 02:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:55 – 03:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:49 – 04:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:42 – 05:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:36 · Sunset: 18:56 · 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