🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-17

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
1Day06:21 – 07:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:18 – 08:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:15 – 09:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:13 – 10:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:10 – 11:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:07 – 12:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:05 – 13:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:02 – 14:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:00 – 14:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:57 – 15:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:54 – 16:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:52 – 17:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:49 – 18:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:52 – 19:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:54 – 20:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:57 – 22:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:00 – 23:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:02 – 00:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:05 – 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 – 03:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:13 – 04:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:16 – 05:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:18 – 06:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:21 · Sunset: 17:49 · 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