🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-22

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
1Day05:37 – 06:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:45 – 07:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:53 – 09:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:02 – 10:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:10 – 11:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:18 – 12:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:26 – 13:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:34 – 14:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:42 – 15:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:50 – 16:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:58 – 18:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:06 – 19:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:14 – 20:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:06 – 20:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:58 – 21:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:50 – 22:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:42 – 23:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:34 – 00:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:26 – 01:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:18 – 02:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:10 – 03:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:02 – 03:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:54 – 04:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:46 – 05:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:37 · Sunset: 19:14 · 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