🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-09-07

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
1Day06:01 – 07:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:04 – 08:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:07 – 09:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:09 – 10:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:12 – 11:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:15 – 12:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:18 – 13:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:20 – 14:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:23 – 15:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:26 – 16:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:29 – 17:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:31 – 18:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:34 – 19:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:31 – 20:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:29 – 21:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:26 – 22:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:23 – 23:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:20 – 00:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:18 – 01:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:15 – 02:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:12 – 03:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:10 – 04:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:07 – 05:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:04 – 06:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:01 · Sunset: 18:34 · 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