Hora Now - Planetary Hours

Discover the perfect time for every activity with HoraNow – your complete guide to planetary hours, auspicious timings, Vrats, and Vedic wisdom.

WHAT ARE PLANETARY HOURS (HORAS)?

An ancient timing system used for thousands of years to identify favorable moments for important activities. Each day divides into 24 unequal hours – 12 daylight, 12 nighttime – with each ruled by one of seven classical planets. Calculated from sunrise and sunset times at your exact location.

• Saturn – Structure, discipline, long-term planning
• Jupiter – Growth, wisdom, expansion, luck
• Mars – Energy, courage, action, competition
• Sun – Leadership, vitality, success
• Venus – Love, beauty, harmony, finances
• Mercury – Communication, intellect, travel
• Moon – Intuition, emotions, creativity

WHAT ARE KALAS?

Specific time windows in Vedic astrology considered highly auspicious or inauspicious

• Rahu Kala – Inauspicious period, avoid new beginnings
• Yamaganda – Time of obstacles, best avoided for important tasks
• Gulika – Saturn's influence, unfavorable for ventures
• Abhijit Muhurta – Most auspicious midday window, ideal for any activity

WHAT IS PANCHANGA?

The traditional Hindu almanac describing the five limbs of time based on Sun and Moon positions:

• Tithi – Lunar day (30 divisions of the lunar month)
• Nakshatra – Lunar mansion (27 divisions of the ecliptic)
• Yoga – Sun-Moon combination (27 yogas)
• Karana – Half of a Tithi (60 per lunar month)
• Vara – Weekday and its planetary ruler

Includes Choghadiya/Gowri Panchangam – dividing day and night into 8 equal periods each, ruled by planets, with quality ratings:

• Amrit (Nectar) – Very auspicious, best for important beginnings
• Shubh – Auspicious, favorable for growth
• Labh – Profit and gain, good for business
• Chara – Neutral, suitable for travel
• Rog, Kaal, Udveg – Inauspicious, avoid for important work

WHAT ARE VRATS?

Hindu fasting observances based on lunar calendar:

• Ekadashi
• Purnima & Amavasya
• Pradosh …