🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-04

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

Sunrise: 05:29 · 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