🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-23

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

Sunrise: 05:38 · 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