🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-23

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
1Day06:24 – 07:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:21 – 08:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:17 – 09:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:14 – 10:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:11 – 11:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:07 – 12:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:04 – 13:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:00 – 13:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day13:57 – 14:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day14:54 – 15:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day15:50 – 16:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day16:47 – 17:43गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night17:43 – 18:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night18:47 – 19:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night19:50 – 20:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night20:54 – 21:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night21:57 – 23:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:01 – 00:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:04 – 01:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:08 – 02:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:11 – 03:14सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:14 – 04:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:18 – 05:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:21 – 06:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:24 · Sunset: 17:43 · 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