🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-24

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
1Day05:26 – 06:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:34 – 07:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:43 – 08:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:51 – 09:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day09:59 – 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 – 13:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:25 – 14:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:33 – 15:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:41 – 16:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:50 – 17:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:58 – 19:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:06 – 19:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:58 – 20:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:50 – 21:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:41 – 22:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:33 – 23:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:24 – 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 – 01:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night01:59 – 02:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:51 – 03:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:42 – 04:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:34 – 05:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:26 · Sunset: 19:06 · 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