🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-23

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 – 06:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day06:59 – 08:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:03 – 09:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:08 – 10:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:13 – 11:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day11:17 – 12:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day12:22 – 13:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:27 – 14:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:31 – 15:36शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:36 – 16:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:41 – 17:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:46 – 18:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:50 – 19:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:46 – 20:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:41 – 21:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:36 – 22:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:32 – 23:27बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:27 – 00:22चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night00:22 – 01:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night01:18 – 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 – 04:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:04 – 04:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night04:59 – 05:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 05:54 · Sunset: 18:50 · 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