🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-06

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

Sunrise: 06:15 · Sunset: 18:01 · 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