🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-27

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
1Day05:26 – 06:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:35 – 07:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:45 – 08:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day08:54 – 10:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:04 – 11:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:13 – 12:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:22 – 13:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:32 – 14:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:41 – 15:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:51 – 17:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:00 – 18:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:09 – 19:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:19 – 20:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:09 – 21:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:00 – 21:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:51 – 22:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:41 – 23:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:32 – 00:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:23 – 01:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:13 – 02:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:04 – 02:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night02:54 – 03:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:45 – 04:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:36 – 05:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:26 · Sunset: 19:19 · 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