🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-12-06

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
1Day06:56 – 07:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:48 – 08:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:41 – 09:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:33 – 10:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:25 – 11:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:18 – 12:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:10 – 13:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:03 – 13:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day13:55 – 14:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:47 – 15:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:40 – 16:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:32 – 17:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:25 – 18:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:32 – 19:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:40 – 20:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:48 – 21:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night21:55 – 23:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:03 – 00:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:11 – 01:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:18 – 02:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:26 – 03:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:34 – 04:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:41 – 05:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:49 – 06:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 17:25 · 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