🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-08

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
1Day07:11 – 08:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:03 – 08:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:56 – 09:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:48 – 10:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:41 – 11:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:33 – 12:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:26 – 13:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:18 – 14:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:11 – 15:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:03 – 15:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:56 – 16:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:48 – 17:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:41 – 18:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:48 – 19:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:56 – 21:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:03 – 22:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:11 – 23:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:18 – 00:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:26 – 01:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:33 – 02:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:41 – 03:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:48 – 04:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:56 – 06:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:03 – 07:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:11 · Sunset: 17:41 · 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