🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-10

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
1Day05:47 – 06:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:54 – 08:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:00 – 09:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:06 – 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 – 12:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:25 – 13:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:31 – 14:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:37 – 15:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:44 – 16:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:50 – 17:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:56 – 19:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:02 – 19:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:56 – 20:50बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:50 – 21:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:44 – 22:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:37 – 23:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:31 – 00:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:25 – 01:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:19 – 02:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:13 – 03:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:07 – 04:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:00 – 04:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:54 – 05:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:47 · Sunset: 19:02 · 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