🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-01

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
1Day07:09 – 08:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:02 – 08:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:54 – 09:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:46 – 10:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:38 – 11:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:30 – 12:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:23 – 13:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:15 – 14:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:07 – 14:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:59 – 15:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:52 – 16:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:44 – 17:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:36 – 18:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:44 – 19:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:52 – 20:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:59 – 22:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:07 – 23:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:15 – 00:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:23 – 01:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:31 – 02:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:38 – 03:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:46 – 04:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:54 – 06:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:02 – 07:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:09 · Sunset: 17:36 · 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