🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-02-06

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
1Day07:03 – 07:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:58 – 08:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:53 – 09:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:48 – 10:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:43 – 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 – 13:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:29 – 14:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:24 – 15:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:19 – 16:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:14 – 17:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:09 – 18:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:04 – 19:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:09 – 20:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:14 – 21:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:19 – 22:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:23 – 23:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:28 – 00:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:33 – 01:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:38 – 02:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:43 – 03:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:48 – 04:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:52 – 05:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:57 – 07:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:03 · Sunset: 18:04 · 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