🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-10-31

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
1Day06:29 – 07:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:25 – 08:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:20 – 09:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:16 – 10:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:12 – 11:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:07 – 12:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:03 – 12:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:59 – 13:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:54 – 14:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:50 – 15:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:45 – 16:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:41 – 17:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:37 – 18:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:41 – 19:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:46 – 20:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:50 – 21:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:54 – 22:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:59 – 00:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:03 – 01:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:08 – 02:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:12 – 03:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:17 – 04:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:21 – 05:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:25 – 06:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:29 · Sunset: 17:37 · 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