🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-14

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
1Day05:50 – 06:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day06:55 – 08:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:01 – 09:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:07 – 10:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:13 – 11:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:18 – 12:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:24 – 13:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:30 – 14:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:36 – 15:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:41 – 16:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:47 – 17:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:53 – 18:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:59 – 19:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:53 – 20:47सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:47 – 21:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:42 – 22:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:36 – 23:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:30 – 00:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:24 – 01:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:19 – 02:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:13 – 03:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:07 – 04:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:01 – 04:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night04:56 – 05:50चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:50 · Sunset: 18:59 · 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