🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-05-28

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
1Day05:25 – 06:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:33 – 07:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:42 – 08:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:51 – 09:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:59 – 11:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:08 – 12:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:17 – 13:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:25 – 14:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:34 – 15:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:43 – 16:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:51 – 18:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:00 – 19:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:08 – 20:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:00 – 20:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:51 – 21:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:42 – 22:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:34 – 23:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:25 – 00:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:16 – 01:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:08 – 01:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:59 – 02:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:50 – 03:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:42 – 04:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:33 – 05:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:25 · Sunset: 19:08 · 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