🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-22

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
1Day05:54 – 06:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day06:58 – 08:03गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:03 – 09:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:08 – 10:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:13 – 11:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:18 – 12:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:22 – 13:27चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:27 – 14:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:32 – 15:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:37 – 16:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:42 – 17:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:46 – 18:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:51 – 19:46बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:46 – 20:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:42 – 21:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:37 – 22:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:32 – 23:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:27 – 00:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:23 – 01:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:18 – 02:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:13 – 03:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:08 – 04:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:04 – 04:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night04:59 – 05:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:54 · Sunset: 18:51 · 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