🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-30

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
1Day07:06 – 08:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:01 – 08:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:55 – 09:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:49 – 10:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:44 – 11:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:38 – 12:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:33 – 13:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:27 – 14:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:21 – 15:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:16 – 16:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:10 – 17:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:04 – 17:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:59 – 19:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:04 – 20:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:10 – 21:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:15 – 22:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:21 – 23:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:27 – 00:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:32 – 01:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:38 – 02:44मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:44 – 03:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:49 – 04:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:55 – 06:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:00 – 07:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:06 · Sunset: 17:59 · 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