🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-05

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 – 08:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:03 – 08:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:55 – 09:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:47 – 10:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:40 – 11:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:32 – 12:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:25 – 13:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:17 – 14:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:09 – 15:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:02 – 15:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:54 – 16:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:46 – 17:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:39 – 18:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:46 – 19:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:54 – 21:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:02 – 22:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:09 – 23:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:17 – 00:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:25 – 01:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:32 – 02:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:40 – 03:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:48 – 04:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:55 – 06:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:03 – 07:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:10 · Sunset: 17:39 · 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