🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-10

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
1Day05:33 – 06:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:40 – 07:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:47 – 08:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:55 – 10:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:02 – 11:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:09 – 12:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:16 – 13:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:23 – 14:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:30 – 15:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:37 – 16:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:44 – 17:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:51 – 18:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:58 – 19:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:51 – 20:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:44 – 21:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:37 – 22:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:30 – 23:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:23 – 00:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:15 – 01:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:08 – 02:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:01 – 02:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:54 – 03:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:47 – 04:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:40 – 05:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:33 · Sunset: 18:58 · 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