🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-13

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
1Day05:31 – 06:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:39 – 07:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:46 – 08:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:54 – 10:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:01 – 11:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:08 – 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 – 14:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:31 – 15:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:38 – 16:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:45 – 17:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:53 – 19:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:00 – 19:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:53 – 20:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:45 – 21:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:38 – 22:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:30 – 23:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:23 – 00:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:15 – 01:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:08 – 02:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:01 – 02:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:53 – 03:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:46 – 04:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:38 – 05:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:31 · Sunset: 19:00 · 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