🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-18

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
1Day05:35 – 06:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:44 – 07:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:52 – 09:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:00 – 10:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:09 – 11:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:17 – 12:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:26 – 13:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:34 – 14:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:42 – 15:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:51 – 16:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:59 – 18:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:08 – 19:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:16 – 20:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:08 – 20:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:59 – 21:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:51 – 22:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:43 – 23:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:34 – 00:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:26 – 01:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:17 – 02:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:09 – 03:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:01 – 03:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:52 – 04:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:44 – 05:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:35 · Sunset: 19:16 · 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