🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-18

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
1Day07:10 – 08:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:04 – 08:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:57 – 09:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:50 – 10:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:43 – 11:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:36 – 12:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:30 – 13:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:23 – 14:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:16 – 15:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:09 – 16:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:02 – 16:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:56 – 17:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:49 – 18:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:56 – 20:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:02 – 21:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:09 – 22:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:16 – 23:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:23 – 00:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:30 – 01:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:36 – 02:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:43 – 03:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:50 – 04:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:57 – 06:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:03 – 07:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:10 · Sunset: 17:49 · 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