🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-25

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 – 07:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:22 – 08:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:18 – 09:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:14 – 10:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:11 – 11:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:07 – 12:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:03 – 13:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:00 – 13:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day13:56 – 14:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day14:53 – 15:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day15:49 – 16:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day16:45 – 17:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night17:42 – 18:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night18:45 – 19:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night19:49 – 20:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night20:53 – 21:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night21:56 – 23:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:00 – 00:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:04 – 01:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:07 – 02:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:11 – 03:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:15 – 04:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:19 – 05:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:22 – 06:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:25 · Sunset: 17:42 · 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