🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-01-31

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 – 08:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:00 – 08:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:55 – 09:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:49 – 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 – 12:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:33 – 13:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:27 – 14:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:22 – 15:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:16 – 16:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:11 – 17:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:05 – 17:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:59 – 19:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:05 – 20:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:10 – 21:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:16 – 22:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:21 – 23:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:27 – 00:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:32 – 01:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:38 – 02:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:43 – 03:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:49 – 04:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:54 – 06:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:00 – 07:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

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