🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-25

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
1Day07:08 – 08:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:02 – 08:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:56 – 09:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:50 – 10:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:44 – 11:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:38 – 12:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:32 – 13:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:25 – 14:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:19 – 15:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:13 – 16:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:07 – 17:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:01 – 17:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:55 – 19:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:01 – 20:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:07 – 21:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:13 – 22:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:19 – 23:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:25 – 00:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:31 – 01:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:37 – 02:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:44 – 03:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:50 – 04:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:56 – 06:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:02 – 07:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:08 · Sunset: 17:55 · 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