🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-07-30

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
1Day05:42 – 06:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:49 – 07:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:56 – 09:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:04 – 10:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:11 – 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 – 13:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:33 – 14:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:41 – 15:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:48 – 16:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:55 – 18:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:03 – 19:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:10 – 20:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:03 – 20:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:55 – 21:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:48 – 22:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:41 – 23:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:33 – 00:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:26 – 01:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:19 – 02:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:11 – 03:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:04 – 03:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:57 – 04:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:49 – 05:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:42 · Sunset: 19:10 · 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