🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-16

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
1Day05:30 – 06:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:37 – 07:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:45 – 08:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:53 – 10:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:00 – 11:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:08 – 12:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:16 – 13:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:23 – 14:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:31 – 15:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:39 – 16:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:46 – 17:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:54 – 19:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:02 – 19:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:54 – 20:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:46 – 21:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:39 – 22:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:31 – 23:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:23 – 00:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:15 – 01:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:08 – 02:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:00 – 02:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:52 – 03:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:45 – 04:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:37 – 05:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:30 · Sunset: 19:02 · 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