🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-23

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
1Day07:09 – 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 – 09:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:50 – 10:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:44 – 11:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:37 – 12:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:31 – 13:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:25 – 14:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:18 – 15:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:12 – 16:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:06 – 16:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:59 – 17:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:53 – 18:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:59 – 20:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:06 – 21:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:12 – 22:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:18 – 23:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:25 – 00:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:31 – 01:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:37 – 02:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:44 – 03:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:50 – 04:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:56 – 06:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:02 – 07:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:09 · Sunset: 17:53 · 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