🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-02-08

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
1Day07:01 – 07:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:57 – 08:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:52 – 09:47बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:47 – 10:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:43 – 11:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:38 – 12:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:33 – 13:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:29 – 14:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:24 – 15:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:20 – 16:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:15 – 17:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:10 – 18:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:06 – 19:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:10 – 20:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:15 – 21:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:19 – 22:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:24 – 23:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:29 – 00:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:33 – 01:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:38 – 02:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:42 – 03:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:47 – 04:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:51 – 05:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:56 – 07:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:01 · Sunset: 18:06 · 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