🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-08

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 – 06:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:53 – 07:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day07:59 – 09:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:06 – 10:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:12 – 11:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:19 – 12:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:25 – 13:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:32 – 14:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:38 – 15:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:44 – 16:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:51 – 17:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:57 – 19:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:04 – 19:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:57 – 20:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:51 – 21:45शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:45 – 22:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:38 – 23:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:32 – 00:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:25 – 01:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:19 – 02:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:13 – 03:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:06 – 04:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:00 – 04:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:53 – 05:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:46 · Sunset: 19:04 · 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