🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-16

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
1Day05:34 – 06:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:43 – 07:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:51 – 09:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:00 – 10:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:08 – 11:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:17 – 12:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:25 – 13:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:34 – 14:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:43 – 15:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:51 – 17:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:00 – 18:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:08 – 19:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:17 – 20:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:08 – 21:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:00 – 21:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:51 – 22:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:43 – 23:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:34 – 00:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:26 – 01:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:17 – 02:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:09 – 03:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:00 – 03:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:52 – 04:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:43 – 05:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:34 · Sunset: 19:17 · 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