🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-26

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 – 08:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:02 – 08:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:56 – 09:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:50 – 10:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:44 – 11:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:38 – 12:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:32 – 13:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:26 – 14:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:20 – 15:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:14 – 16:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:08 – 17:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:02 – 17:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:55 – 19:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:01 – 20:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:07 – 21:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:14 – 22:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:20 – 23:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:26 – 00:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:32 – 01:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:38 – 02:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:44 – 03:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:50 – 04:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:56 – 06:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:02 – 07:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

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