🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-13

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 – 08:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:04 – 08:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:56 – 09:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:49 – 10:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:42 – 11:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:35 – 12:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:28 – 13:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:21 – 14:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:14 – 15:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:06 – 15:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:59 – 16:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:52 – 17:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:45 – 18:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:52 – 19:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:59 – 21:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:06 – 22:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:14 – 23:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:21 – 00:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:28 – 01:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:35 – 02:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:42 – 03:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:49 – 04:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:56 – 06:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:04 – 07:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:11 · Sunset: 17:45 · 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