🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-28

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 – 06:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:48 – 07:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:56 – 09:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:03 – 10:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:11 – 11:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:18 – 12:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:26 – 13:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:33 – 14:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:41 – 15:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:49 – 16:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:56 – 18:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:04 – 19:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:11 – 20:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:04 – 20:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:56 – 21:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:49 – 22:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:41 – 23:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:34 – 00:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:26 – 01:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:19 – 02:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:11 – 03:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:04 – 03:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:56 – 04:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:49 – 05:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:40 · Sunset: 19:11 · 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