🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-12-28

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
1Day07:08 – 08:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:00 – 08:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:52 – 09:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:44 – 10:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:36 – 11:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:29 – 12:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:21 – 13:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:13 – 14:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:05 – 14:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:57 – 15:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:49 – 16:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:41 – 17:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:33 – 18:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:41 – 19:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:49 – 20:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:57 – 22:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:05 – 23:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:13 – 00:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:21 – 01:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:29 – 02:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:37 – 03:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:45 – 04:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:53 – 06:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:01 – 07:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:08 · Sunset: 17:33 · 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