Vedic astrology defines each hour of the day as a Hora. Similar to the Western clock, the Hindu Vedic calendar has 24 Horas starting from sunrise to sunset. A Hora is of one hour duration in a day and is ruled by a particular planet. Depending on these planets, the Hora will be beneficial or harmful. Hora is used to plan and perform an auspicious deed to get its maximum positive effect on life and avoid bad consequences. Hora table is prepared when the future of the child is to be predicted at the time of its birth or an auspicious time is to be fixed for doing any auspicious work. Hora chart helps to identify the strong and weak side of one's life.
Sun's Hora
It is considered auspicious to apply for a government job, hold office, meet higher officials, apply for tenders and wear ruby in Hora of Sun.
Moon's Hora
Moon's Hora is considered auspicious for all work, so you can start any work. Apart from this, gardening, food related activities, work related to sea and silver and wearing pearls are considered very auspicious in the Hora of the moon.
Hora of Mars
It is considered auspicious to do work related to police and court matters in the Hora of Mangal. Apart from this, joining a job, betting, lending, participating in any assembly-committee, wearing coral and garlic gems are auspicious in this Hora.
Hora of Mercury
It is beneficial to start a new business in the Hora of Mercury. Apart from this, it is also considered auspicious to do the work of writing and publishing, giving prayer letters, starting studies, collecting funds and wearing Panna Ratna in this Hora.
Guru ki hora
In this Hora, it is considered auspicious to meet high officials, go to education department and meet teachers, do marriage related work and wear topaz stone, that means you will get success in doing these works.
Hora of Venus
In this Hora period, it is considered auspicious for the natives to wear new clothes, buy or wear jewellery, do work related to the film world, modelling, go on a journey and wear diamond and opal gems.
Hora of saturn
It is considered good to lay the foundation of the house in the Hora of Shani. Along with this, starting a factory, buying a vehicle or land and wearing sapphire and onyx gems in this Hora period gives success to the natives.