🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-18

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
1Day05:24 – 06:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:33 – 07:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:43 – 08:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:52 – 10:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:02 – 11:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:11 – 12:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:20 – 13:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:30 – 14:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:39 – 15:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:49 – 16:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:58 – 18:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:08 – 19:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:17 – 20:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:08 – 20:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:58 – 21:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:49 – 22:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:39 – 23:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:30 – 00:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:21 – 01:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:11 – 02:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:02 – 02:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:52 – 03:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:43 – 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: 05:24 · 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