🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-09

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 – 08:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:03 – 08:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:56 – 09:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:49 – 10:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:41 – 11:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:34 – 12:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:26 – 13:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:19 – 14:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:11 – 15:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:04 – 15:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:57 – 16:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:49 – 17:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:42 – 18:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:49 – 19:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:57 – 21:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:04 – 22:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:11 – 23:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:19 – 00:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:26 – 01:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:34 – 02:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:41 – 03:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:49 – 04:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:56 – 06:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:03 – 07:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:11 · Sunset: 17:42 · 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