🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-11

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
1Day05:48 – 06:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:54 – 08:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:00 – 09:06शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:06 – 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 – 12:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:25 – 13:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:31 – 14:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:37 – 15:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:43 – 16:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:49 – 17:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:55 – 19:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night19:01 – 19:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:55 – 20:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:49 – 21:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:43 – 22:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:37 – 23:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:31 – 00:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:25 – 01:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:19 – 02:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:13 – 03:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:07 – 04:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:01 – 04:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night04:55 – 05:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:48 · Sunset: 19:01 · 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