🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-05

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
1Day05:45 – 06:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:52 – 07:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day07:58 – 09:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:05 – 10:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:12 – 11:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:19 – 12:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:25 – 13:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:32 – 14:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:39 – 15:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:46 – 16:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:53 – 17:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:59 – 19:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:06 – 19:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:59 – 20:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:53 – 21:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:46 – 22:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:39 – 23:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:32 – 00:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:26 – 01:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:19 – 02:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:12 – 03:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:06 – 03:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night03:59 – 04:52चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:52 – 05:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:45 · Sunset: 19:06 · 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