Planet hours
Hora
Every hour of the day belongs to a planet, and each one suits different work — study, travel, a hard conversation, or rest.
Working out today's times…
Hora today in New Delhi
Hora (planetary hours)
- Day · Moon
- 6:45 AM – 7:38 AM
- Day · Saturn
- 7:38 AM – 8:32 AM
- Day · Jupiter
- 8:32 AM – 9:25 AM
- Day · Mars
- 9:25 AM – 10:19 AM
- Day · Sun
- 10:19 AM – 11:12 AM
- Day · Venus
- 11:12 AM – 12:05 PM
- Day · Mercury
- 12:05 PM – 12:59 PM
- Day · Moon
- 12:59 PM – 1:52 PM
- Day · Saturn
- 1:52 PM – 2:45 PM
- Day · Jupiter
- 2:45 PM – 3:39 PM
- Day · Mars
- 3:39 PM – 4:32 PM
- Day · Sun
- 4:32 PM – 5:25 PM
- Night · Venus
- 5:25 PM – 6:32 PM
- Night · Mercury
- 6:32 PM – 7:39 PM
- Night · Moon
- 7:39 PM – 8:46 PM
- Night · Saturn
- 8:46 PM – 9:52 PM
- Night · Jupiter
- 9:52 PM – 10:59 PM
- Night · Mars
- 10:59 PM – 12:06 AM
- Night · Sun
- 12:06 AM – 1:12 AM
- Night · Venus
- 1:12 AM – 2:19 AM
- Night · Mercury
- 2:19 AM – 3:26 AM
- Night · Moon
- 3:26 AM – 4:32 AM
- Night · Saturn
- 4:32 AM – 5:39 AM
- Night · Jupiter
- 5:39 AM – 6:46 AM
The five limbs
- Tithi
- Shukla Saptami until 4:20 AM, TueLunar day — How far the Moon has pulled ahead of the Sun. Every 12° makes a new lunar day, so a month has thirty and one can begin at any hour. The day is named for the one in force at sunrise.
- Nakshatra
- Shravana until 2:16 AM, TueMoon's star — Which of the 27 star-groups the Moon is passing through. It moves on about once a day; the one it was in when you were born is your birth star.
- Yoga
- Ganda until 7:15 AMSun and Moon together — The Sun's and the Moon's positions added together, counted in 27 steps. Each step has a name, and a few are ones people avoid for new starts.
- Karana
- Gara until 3:14 PM, then VanijaHalf a lunar day — Each lunar day has two halves, each with a name of its own. Vishti, also called Bhadra, is the one people step around for new starts.
- Weekday (Vara)
- Somavara (Monday)Weekday — The weekday, named for the planet that rules its first hour. In the panchang it changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
- Lunar month
- Kartika (Amanta)
- Samvatsara
- Parabhava
- Moon sign
- Makara (Capricorn) until 3:30 PM, Tue
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 5:25 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 PM
Good times and times to avoid
- Rahu Kaal
- 8:05 AM – 9:25 AMAvoid starting anything new
- Yamagandam
- 10:45 AM – 12:05 PMAvoid
- Gulika Kaal
- 1:25 PM – 2:45 PMAvoid
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 11:44 AM – 12:27 PMAuspicious
- Brahma Muhurta
- 5:09 AM – 5:57 AMThe hour before dawn
- Durmuhurtam
- 12:27 PM – 1:09 PM; 2:35 PM – 3:17 PMAvoid
- Varjyam
- 6:39 AM – 8:24 AM, next dayAvoid
- Amrit Kalam
- 2:39 PM – 4:27 PMAuspicious
Festivals today
No major festival falls today in New Delhi.
Worked out for New Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) from a planetary ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times change with your location — the panel above is for the place you set.