🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-20

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 – 07:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day07:19 – 08:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:16 – 09:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:13 – 10:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:10 – 11:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:07 – 12:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:04 – 13:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:01 – 13:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day13:58 – 14:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:55 – 15:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:52 – 16:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:49 – 17:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:46 – 18:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:49 – 19:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:52 – 20:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night20:55 – 21:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night21:58 – 23:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:01 – 00:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:05 – 01:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:08 – 02:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:11 – 03:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:14 – 04:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:17 – 05:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:20 – 06:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 06:22 · Sunset: 17:46 · 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