🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-08

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 – 06:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:41 – 07:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:48 – 08:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:55 – 10:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:02 – 11:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:09 – 12:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:16 – 13:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:23 – 14:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:30 – 15:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:37 – 16:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:43 – 17:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:50 – 18:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:57 – 19:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:50 – 20:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:43 – 21:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:36 – 22:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:29 – 23:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:23 – 00:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:16 – 01:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:09 – 02:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:02 – 02:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:55 – 03:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:48 – 04:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:41 – 05:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

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