🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-04

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 – 06:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:51 – 07:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day07:58 – 09:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:05 – 10:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:12 – 11:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:19 – 12:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:26 – 13:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:32 – 14:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:39 – 15:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:46 – 16:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:53 – 18:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day18:00 – 19:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:07 – 20:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night20:00 – 20:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:53 – 21:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:46 – 22:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:39 – 23:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:33 – 00:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:26 – 01:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:19 – 02:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:12 – 03:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:05 – 03:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night03:58 – 04:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:52 – 05:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:44 · Sunset: 19:07 · 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