🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-10

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
1Day06:17 – 07:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:15 – 08:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:13 – 09:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:12 – 10:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:10 – 11:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:08 – 12:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:06 – 13:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:05 – 14:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:03 – 15:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:01 – 16:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:00 – 16:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:58 – 17:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:56 – 18:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:58 – 20:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:00 – 21:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:02 – 22:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:03 – 23:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:05 – 00:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:07 – 01:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:08 – 02:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:10 – 03:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:12 – 04:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:14 – 05:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:15 – 06:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:17 · Sunset: 17:56 · 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