🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-22

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
1Day05:27 – 06:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:35 – 07:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:43 – 08:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:51 – 10:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:00 – 11:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:08 – 12:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:16 – 13:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:24 – 14:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:32 – 15:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:41 – 16:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:49 – 17:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:57 – 19:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:05 – 19:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:57 – 20:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:49 – 21:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:41 – 22:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:32 – 23:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:24 – 00:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:16 – 01:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:08 – 01:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night01:59 – 02:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:51 – 03:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:43 – 04:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:35 – 05:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:27 · Sunset: 19:05 · 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