🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-16

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
1Day05:51 – 06:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:56 – 08:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:02 – 09:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:07 – 10:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:13 – 11:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:18 – 12:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:24 – 13:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:29 – 14:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:35 – 15:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:40 – 16:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:46 – 17:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:51 – 18:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:57 – 19:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:51 – 20:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:46 – 21:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:40 – 22:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:35 – 23:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:30 – 00:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:24 – 01:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:19 – 02:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:13 – 03:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:08 – 04:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:02 – 04:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:57 – 05:51बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 18:57 · 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