🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-28

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 – 06:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:36 – 07:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:45 – 08:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:54 – 10:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:04 – 11:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:13 – 12:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:23 – 13:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:32 – 14:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:41 – 15:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:51 – 17:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:00 – 18:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:09 – 19:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:19 – 20:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:10 – 21:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:00 – 21:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:51 – 22:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:41 – 23:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:32 – 00:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:23 – 01:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:13 – 02:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:04 – 02:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:55 – 03:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:45 – 04:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:36 – 05:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

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