🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-25

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
1Day05:39 – 06:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:47 – 07:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:55 – 09:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:02 – 10:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:10 – 11:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:18 – 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 – 15:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:49 – 16:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:57 – 18:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:05 – 19:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:13 – 20:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:05 – 20:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:57 – 21:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:50 – 22:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:42 – 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 – 01:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:18 – 02:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:11 – 03:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:03 – 03:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night03:55 – 04:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:47 – 05:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:39 · Sunset: 19:13 · 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