🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-18

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 – 07:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:18 – 08:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:16 – 09:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:13 – 10:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:10 – 11:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:07 – 12:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:05 – 13:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:02 – 13:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day13:59 – 14:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:56 – 15:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:54 – 16:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:51 – 17:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:48 – 18:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:51 – 19:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:54 – 20:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:56 – 21:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night21:59 – 23:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:02 – 00:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:05 – 01:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:08 – 02:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:10 – 03:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:13 – 04:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:16 – 05:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:19 – 06:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:21 · Sunset: 17:48 · 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