🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-20

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
1Day05:36 – 06:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:44 – 07:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:53 – 09:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:01 – 10:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:09 – 11:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:17 – 12:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:26 – 13:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:34 – 14:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:42 – 15:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:51 – 16:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:59 – 18:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:07 – 19:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:15 – 20:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:07 – 20:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:59 – 21:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:51 – 22:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:42 – 23:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:34 – 00:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:26 – 01:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:18 – 02:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:10 – 03:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:01 – 03:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:53 – 04:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:45 – 05:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:36 · Sunset: 19:15 · 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