🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-24

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 – 08:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:03 – 08:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:56 – 09:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:50 – 10:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:44 – 11:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:38 – 12:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:31 – 13:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:25 – 14:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:19 – 15:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:13 – 16:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:06 – 17:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:00 – 17:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:54 – 19:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:00 – 20:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:06 – 21:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:12 – 22:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:19 – 23:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:25 – 00:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:31 – 01:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:37 – 02:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:44 – 03:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:50 – 04:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:56 – 06:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:02 – 07:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:09 · Sunset: 17:54 · 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