🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-17

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 – 06:56चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:56 – 08:02शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:02 – 09:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:07 – 10:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:13 – 11:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:18 – 12:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:24 – 13:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:29 – 14:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:34 – 15:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:40 – 16:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:45 – 17:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:51 – 18:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:56 – 19:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:51 – 20:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:45 – 21:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:40 – 22:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:35 – 23:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:29 – 00:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:24 – 01:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:18 – 02:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:13 – 03:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:08 – 04:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:02 – 04:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night04:57 – 05:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:51 · Sunset: 18:56 · 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