🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-06

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 – 08:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:03 – 08:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:55 – 09:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:48 – 10:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:40 – 11:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:33 – 12:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:25 – 13:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:17 – 14:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:10 – 15:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:02 – 15:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:55 – 16:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:47 – 17:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:40 – 18:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:47 – 19:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:55 – 21:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:02 – 22:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:10 – 23:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:17 – 00:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:25 – 01:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:33 – 02:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:40 – 03:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:48 – 04:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:55 – 06:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:03 – 07:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:10 · Sunset: 17:40 · 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