🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-19

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
1Day06:22 – 07:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:19 – 08:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:16 – 09:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:13 – 10:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:10 – 11:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:07 – 12:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:04 – 13:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:02 – 13:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day13:59 – 14:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day14:56 – 15:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day15:53 – 16:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day16:50 – 17:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night17:47 – 18:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night18:50 – 19:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night19:53 – 20:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night20:56 – 21:59शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night21:59 – 23:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:02 – 00:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:05 – 01:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:08 – 02:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:11 – 03:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:13 – 04:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:16 – 05:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:19 – 06:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:22 · Sunset: 17:47 · 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