🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-12-04

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
1Day06:54 – 07:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:47 – 08:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:39 – 09:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:32 – 10:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:24 – 11:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:17 – 12:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:09 – 13:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:02 – 13:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:54 – 14:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:47 – 15:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:39 – 16:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:32 – 17:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:24 – 18:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:32 – 19:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:39 – 20:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:47 – 21:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:55 – 23:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:02 – 00:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:10 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:25 – 03:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:32 – 04:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:40 – 05:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:48 – 06:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:54 · Sunset: 17:24 · 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