🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-28

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
1Day05:56 – 07:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:00 – 08:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:05 – 09:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:09 – 10:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:13 – 11:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:17 – 12:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:21 – 13:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:25 – 14:29शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:29 – 15:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:33 – 16:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:37 – 17:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:41 – 18:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:45 – 19:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:41 – 20:37सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:37 – 21:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:33 – 22:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:29 – 23:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:25 – 00:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:21 – 01:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:17 – 02:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:13 – 03:09सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:09 – 04:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:05 – 05:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:01 – 05:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 05:56 · Sunset: 18:45 · 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