🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-23

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
1Day05:25 – 06:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:34 – 07:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:44 – 08:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day08:53 – 10:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:03 – 11:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:12 – 12:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:22 – 13:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:31 – 14:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:40 – 15:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:50 – 16:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:59 – 18:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:09 – 19:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:18 – 20:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:09 – 20:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:59 – 21:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:50 – 22:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:41 – 23:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:31 – 00:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:22 – 01:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:12 – 02:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:03 – 02:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night02:53 – 03:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:44 – 04:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:34 – 05:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:25 · 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