🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-07

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
1Day05:35 – 06:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:42 – 07:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:49 – 08:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:56 – 10:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:02 – 11:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:09 – 12:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:16 – 13:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:23 – 14:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:30 – 15:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:36 – 16:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:43 – 17:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:50 – 18:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:57 – 19:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:50 – 20:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:43 – 21:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:36 – 22:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:29 – 23:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:22 – 00:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:16 – 01:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:09 – 02:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:02 – 02:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:55 – 03:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:48 – 04:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:41 – 05:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:35 · Sunset: 18:57 · 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