🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-20

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 – 06:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:34 – 07:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:43 – 08:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:52 – 10:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:02 – 11:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:11 – 12:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:21 – 13:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:30 – 14:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:40 – 15:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:49 – 16:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:59 – 18:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:08 – 19:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:18 – 20:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:08 – 20:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:59 – 21:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:49 – 22:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:40 – 23:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:30 – 00:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:21 – 01:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:12 – 02:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:02 – 02:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:53 – 03:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:43 – 04:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:34 – 05:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:24 · Sunset: 19:18 · 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