🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-12

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 – 06:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:32 – 07:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:42 – 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 – 11:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:10 – 12:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:19 – 13:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:28 – 14:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:38 – 15:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:47 – 16:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:57 – 18:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:06 – 19:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:15 – 20:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:06 – 20:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:57 – 21:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:47 – 22:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:38 – 23:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:29 – 00:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:19 – 01:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:10 – 02:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:01 – 02:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:51 – 03:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:42 – 04:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:32 – 05:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:23 · Sunset: 19:15 · 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