🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-13

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
1Day05:33 – 06:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:41 – 07:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:50 – 08:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day08:59 – 10:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:08 – 11:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:16 – 12:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:25 – 13:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:34 – 14:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:43 – 15:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:51 – 17:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:00 – 18:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:09 – 19:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:18 – 20:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:09 – 21:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:00 – 21:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:51 – 22:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:43 – 23:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:34 – 00:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:25 – 01:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:17 – 02:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:08 – 02:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night02:59 – 03:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:51 – 04:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:42 – 05:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:33 · 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