🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-07

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
1Day05:46 – 06:52शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:52 – 07:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day07:59 – 09:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:06 – 10:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:12 – 11:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:19 – 12:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:25 – 13:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:32 – 14:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:38 – 15:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:45 – 16:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:51 – 17:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:58 – 19:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:05 – 19:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:58 – 20:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:52 – 21:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:45 – 22:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:39 – 23:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:32 – 00:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:25 – 01:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:19 – 02:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:12 – 03:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:06 – 03:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night03:59 – 04:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:53 – 05:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:46 · Sunset: 19:05 · 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