🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-22

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
1Day06:23 – 07:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:20 – 08:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:17 – 09:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:14 – 10:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:10 – 11:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:07 – 12:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:04 – 13:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:01 – 13:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:57 – 14:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:54 – 15:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:51 – 16:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:48 – 17:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:44 – 18:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:48 – 19:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:51 – 20:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:54 – 21:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:58 – 23:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:01 – 00:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:04 – 01:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:08 – 02:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:11 – 03:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:14 – 04:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:17 – 05:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:21 – 06:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:23 · Sunset: 17:44 · 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