🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-15

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 – 08:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:04 – 08:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:57 – 09:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:50 – 10:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:43 – 11:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:36 – 12:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:29 – 13:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:22 – 14:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:15 – 15:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:08 – 16:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:01 – 16:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:54 – 17:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:47 – 18:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:54 – 20:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:01 – 21:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:08 – 22:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:15 – 23:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:22 – 00:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:29 – 01:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:36 – 02:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:43 – 03:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:50 – 04:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:57 – 06:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:04 – 07:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:11 · Sunset: 17:47 · 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