🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-06-29

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
1Day05:27 – 06:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:36 – 07:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:45 – 08:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:55 – 10:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:04 – 11:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:13 – 12:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:23 – 13:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:32 – 14:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:42 – 15:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:51 – 17:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:00 – 18:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:10 – 19:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:19 – 20:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:10 – 21:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:00 – 21:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:51 – 22:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:42 – 23:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:32 – 00:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:23 – 01:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:14 – 02:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:04 – 02:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:55 – 03:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:46 – 04:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:36 – 05:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:27 · 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