🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-27

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
1Day05:40 – 06:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:48 – 07:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:55 – 09:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:03 – 10:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:11 – 11:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:18 – 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 – 14:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:41 – 15:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:49 – 16:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:57 – 18:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:04 – 19:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:12 – 20:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:04 – 20:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:57 – 21:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:49 – 22:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:41 – 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 – 01:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:19 – 02:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:11 – 03:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:03 – 03:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:56 – 04:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:48 – 05:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 19:12 · 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