🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-03

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
1Day05:44 – 06:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:51 – 07:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day07:58 – 09:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:05 – 10:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:12 – 11:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:19 – 12:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:26 – 13:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:33 – 14:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:40 – 15:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:47 – 16:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:54 – 18:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:01 – 19:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:08 – 20:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:01 – 20:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:54 – 21:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:47 – 22:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:40 – 23:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:33 – 00:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:26 – 01:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:19 – 02:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:12 – 03:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:05 – 03:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night03:58 – 04:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:51 – 05:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:44 · Sunset: 19:08 · 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