🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-03

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
1Day05:28 – 06:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:37 – 07:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:47 – 08:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:56 – 10:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:05 – 11:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:14 – 12:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:24 – 13:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:33 – 14:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:42 – 15:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:51 – 17:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:01 – 18:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:10 – 19:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:19 – 20:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:10 – 21:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:01 – 21:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:51 – 22:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:42 – 23:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:33 – 00:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:24 – 01:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:15 – 02:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:05 – 02:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:56 – 03:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:47 – 04:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:38 – 05:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:28 · 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