🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-12-22

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
1Day07:06 – 07:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:58 – 08:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:50 – 09:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:42 – 10:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:34 – 11:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:26 – 12:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:18 – 13:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:10 – 14:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:02 – 14:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:54 – 15:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:46 – 16:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:38 – 17:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:30 – 18:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:38 – 19:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:46 – 20:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night20:54 – 22:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:02 – 23:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:10 – 00:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:18 – 01:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:26 – 02:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:34 – 03:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:42 – 04:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:50 – 05:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:58 – 07:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:06 · Sunset: 17:30 · 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