🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-05

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 – 06:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:38 – 07:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day07:47 – 08:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day08:56 – 10:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:06 – 11:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:15 – 12:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:24 – 13:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:33 – 14:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:42 – 15:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:51 – 17:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:01 – 18:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:10 – 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 – 21:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:01 – 21:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:52 – 22:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:42 – 23:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:33 – 00:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:24 – 01:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:15 – 02:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:06 – 02:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night02:57 – 03:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night03:48 – 04:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:38 – 05:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

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