🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-24

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
1Day05:55 – 06:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day06:59 – 08:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:04 – 09:08गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:08 – 10:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:13 – 11:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:17 – 12:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:22 – 13:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:26 – 14:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:31 – 15:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:36 – 16:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:40 – 17:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:45 – 18:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:49 – 19:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:45 – 20:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:40 – 21:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:36 – 22:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:31 – 23:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:27 – 00:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:22 – 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 – 03:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:09 – 04:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:04 – 05:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:00 – 05:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 05:55 · Sunset: 18:49 · 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