🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-24

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
1Day06:25 – 07:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:21 – 08:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:18 – 09:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:14 – 10:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:11 – 11:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:07 – 12:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:04 – 13:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:00 – 13:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:57 – 14:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:53 – 15:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:50 – 16:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:46 – 17:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:43 – 18:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:46 – 19:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:50 – 20:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:53 – 21:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:57 – 23:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:00 – 00:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:04 – 01:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:07 – 02:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:11 – 03:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:15 – 04:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:18 – 05:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:22 – 06:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:25 · 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