🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-20

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
1Day05:28 – 06:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:36 – 07:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:44 – 08:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:52 – 10:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:00 – 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 – 13:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:24 – 14:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:32 – 15:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:40 – 16:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:48 – 17:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:56 – 19:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:04 – 19:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:56 – 20:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:48 – 21:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:40 – 22:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:32 – 23:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:24 – 00:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:16 – 01:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:08 – 02:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:00 – 02:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:51 – 03:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:43 – 04:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:35 – 05:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:28 · Sunset: 19:04 · 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