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Discover the perfect time for every activity with HoraNow – your complete guide to planetary hours, auspicious timings, 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 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 for starting new activities:

• 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

Also includes Choghadiya (called Gowri Panchangam in South India) – 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 and astronomical calculations:

• Ekadashi – 11th tithi fast, sacred to Lord Vishnu
• Purnima & Amavasya – Full moon and new moon fasts
• Pradosh – 13th tithi Shiva fast at twilight
• Sankashti & Vinayaka Chaturthi – Ganesha fasts
• Annual festivals – Maha Shiva Ratri, Ram Navami, Karva Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, and more
• Multi-day observances – Navratri, Sawan Somvar, Kartik Maas

KEY FEATURES

• Real-time planetary hours with current planet and favored activities
• Beautiful wheel and timeline visualizations
• Kalas with daily auspicious/inauspicious indicators
• Panchanga with Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana details (Pro)
• Vrat calendar with accurate fasting dates and Parana times
• Location-aware calculations for anywhere in the world
• Educational content about each system
• Multiple languages: English, Spanish, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati

HORANOW PLUS

• Kalas Timing Access – View exact time windows for Rahu Kala, Yamaganda, Gulika, and Abhijit Muhurta
• Follow More Vrats – Track monthly and annual vrats

HORANOW PRO

Everything in Plus, and:

• Panchanga Access – Full access to Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and Choghadiya
• Home & Lock Screen Widgets – Hora, Kala, and Panchanga widgets
• Hora & Panchanga Notifications – Get alerted when specific horas or choghadiyas begin
• Multi-day Vrats – Track all your observances Vrats for special occasions like Navratri, Adhik Maas etc.
• Nakshtra Yoga Based Vrats – Access to auspicious Nakshatra Yogas like Guru Pushya Yoga, Amrit Siddhi Yoga etc.
• Ad-free experience

PERFECT FOR

• Astrology enthusiasts and Jyotish practitioners
• Spiritual practitioners following Vrats and fasting observances
• Anyone seeking to align activities with cosmic wisdom
• Traders timing market decisions by planetary hours

WORKS ANYWHERE

Accurate astronomical calculations based on your exact location anywhere on Earth.

Download HoraNow and align your life with ancient cosmic rhythms.
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Recent changes:
View the daily Brahmamuhurta window in the Vrat Insights view.