🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-08

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
1Day05:30 – 06:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:39 – 07:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:48 – 08:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day08:57 – 10:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:06 – 11:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:15 – 12:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:24 – 13:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:33 – 14:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:42 – 15:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:52 – 17:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:01 – 18:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:10 – 19:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:19 – 20:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:10 – 21:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:01 – 21:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:52 – 22:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:43 – 23:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:34 – 00:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:25 – 01:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:16 – 02:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:07 – 02:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night02:58 – 03:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:49 – 04:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:40 – 05:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:30 · 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