🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-20

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
1Day05:53 – 06:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:58 – 08:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:03 – 09:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:08 – 10:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:13 – 11:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:18 – 12:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:23 – 13:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:28 – 14:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:33 – 15:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:38 – 16:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:43 – 17:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:48 – 18:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:53 – 19:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:48 – 20:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:43 – 21:38गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:38 – 22:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:33 – 23:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:28 – 00:23शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:23 – 01:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:18 – 02:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:13 – 03:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:08 – 04:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:03 – 04:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:58 – 05:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:53 · Sunset: 18:53 · 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