🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-13

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
1Day06:18 – 07:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:16 – 08:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:14 – 09:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:12 – 10:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:10 – 11:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:08 – 12:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:06 – 13:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:04 – 14:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:02 – 14:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:59 – 15:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:57 – 16:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:55 – 17:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:53 – 18:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:55 – 19:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:57 – 21:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:00 – 22:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:02 – 23:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:04 – 00:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:06 – 01:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:08 – 02:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:10 – 03:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:12 – 04:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:15 – 05:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:17 – 06:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 17:53 · 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