🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-02-04

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
1Day07:04 – 07:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:59 – 08:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:54 – 09:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:48 – 10:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:43 – 11:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:38 – 12:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:33 – 13:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:28 – 14:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:23 – 15:18चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:18 – 16:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:13 – 17:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:08 – 18:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:03 – 19:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:08 – 20:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:13 – 21:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:18 – 22:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:23 – 23:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:28 – 00:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:33 – 01:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:38 – 02:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:43 – 03:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:48 – 04:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:53 – 05:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:58 – 07:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:04 · Sunset: 18:03 · 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