🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-06

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
1Day05:23 – 06:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:32 – 07:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:41 – 08:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:51 – 10:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:00 – 11:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:09 – 12:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:18 – 13:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:27 – 14:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:36 – 15:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:45 – 16:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:55 – 18:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:04 – 19:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:13 – 20:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:04 – 20:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:55 – 21:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:45 – 22:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:36 – 23:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:27 – 00:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:18 – 01:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:09 – 02:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:00 – 02:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:51 – 03:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:41 – 04:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:32 – 05:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:23 · Sunset: 19:13 · 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