🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-03

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
1Day07:10 – 08:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:02 – 08:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:54 – 09:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:47 – 10:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:39 – 11:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:31 – 12:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:24 – 13:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:16 – 14:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:08 – 15:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:00 – 15:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:53 – 16:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:45 – 17:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:37 – 18:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:45 – 19:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:53 – 21:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:01 – 22:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:08 – 23:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:16 – 00:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:24 – 01:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:31 – 02:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:39 – 03:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:47 – 04:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:55 – 06:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:02 – 07:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:10 · Sunset: 17:37 · 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