🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-10

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
1Day05:31 – 06:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:40 – 07:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:49 – 08:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day08:58 – 10:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:07 – 11:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:16 – 12:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:25 – 13:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:34 – 14:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:43 – 15:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:51 – 17:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:00 – 18:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:09 – 19:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:18 – 20:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:09 – 21:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:00 – 21:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:52 – 22:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:43 – 23:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:34 – 00:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:25 – 01:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:16 – 02:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:07 – 02:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night02:58 – 03:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:49 – 04:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:41 – 05:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:31 · Sunset: 19:18 · 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