🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-05

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
1Day06:14 – 07:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:13 – 08:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:12 – 09:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:11 – 10:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:10 – 11:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:09 – 12:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:08 – 13:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:07 – 14:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:06 – 15:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:05 – 16:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:04 – 17:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:03 – 18:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:02 – 19:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:03 – 20:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:04 – 21:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:05 – 22:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:06 – 23:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:07 – 00:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:08 – 01:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:09 – 02:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:10 – 03:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:11 – 04:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:12 – 05:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:14 – 06:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:14 · Sunset: 18:02 · 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