🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-17

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
1Day05:29 – 06:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:37 – 07:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:45 – 08:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:52 – 10:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:00 – 11:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:08 – 12:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:16 – 13:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:24 – 14:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:31 – 15:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:39 – 16:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:47 – 17:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:55 – 19:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:02 – 19:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:55 – 20:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:47 – 21:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:39 – 22:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:31 – 23:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:23 – 00:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:16 – 01:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:08 – 02:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:00 – 02:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:52 – 03:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:44 – 04:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:36 – 05:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:29 · 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