🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-16

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 – 06:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:33 – 07:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:42 – 08:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:52 – 10:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:01 – 11:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:11 – 12:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:20 – 13:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:29 – 14:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:39 – 15:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:48 – 16:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:58 – 18:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:07 – 19:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:17 – 20:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:07 – 20:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:58 – 21:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:48 – 22:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:39 – 23:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:29 – 00:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:20 – 01:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:11 – 02:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:01 – 02:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:52 – 03:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:42 – 04:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:33 – 05:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:23 · Sunset: 19:17 · 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