🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-16

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
1Day06:20 – 07:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:17 – 08:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:15 – 09:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:12 – 10:10शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:10 – 11:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:08 – 12:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:05 – 13:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:03 – 14:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:00 – 14:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:58 – 15:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:55 – 16:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:53 – 17:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:50 – 18:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:53 – 19:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:55 – 20:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:58 – 22:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:00 – 23:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:03 – 00:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:05 – 01:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:08 – 02:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:10 – 03:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:13 – 04:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:15 – 05:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:18 – 06:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:20 · Sunset: 17:50 · 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