🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-28

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
1Day07:07 – 08:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:01 – 08:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:56 – 09:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:50 – 10:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:44 – 11:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:38 – 12:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:32 – 13:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:26 – 14:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:20 – 15:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:15 – 16:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:09 – 17:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:03 – 17:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night17:57 – 19:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:03 – 20:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:09 – 21:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:15 – 22:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:20 – 23:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:26 – 00:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:32 – 01:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:38 – 02:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:44 – 03:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:49 – 04:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:55 – 06:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:01 – 07:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:07 · Sunset: 17:57 · 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