🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-16

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

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