🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-25

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 – 06:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day06:59 – 08:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:04 – 09:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:08 – 10:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:13 – 11:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:17 – 12:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:22 – 13:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:26 – 14:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:30 – 15:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:35 – 16:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:39 – 17:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:44 – 18:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:48 – 19:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:44 – 20:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:39 – 21:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:35 – 22:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:31 – 23:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:26 – 00:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:22 – 01:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:17 – 02:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:13 – 03:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:09 – 04:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:04 – 05:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night05:00 – 05:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 05:55 · Sunset: 18:48 · 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