Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 1971
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 1971. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 1971
- Meena3 Jan, 12:51 am
- Mesha5 Jan, 4:06 am
- Vrishabha7 Jan, 8:53 am
- Mithuna9 Jan, 3:27 pm
- Karka12 Jan, 12:11 am
- Simha14 Jan, 11:16 am
- Kanya17 Jan, 12:03 am
- Tula19 Jan, 12:36 pm
- Vrishchika21 Jan, 10:35 pm
- Dhanu24 Jan, 4:43 am
- Makara26 Jan, 7:22 am
- Kumbha28 Jan, 7:59 am
- Meena30 Jan, 8:23 am
- Mesha1 Feb, 10:08 am
- Vrishabha3 Feb, 2:18 pm
- Mithuna5 Feb, 9:15 pm
- Karka8 Feb, 6:45 am
- Simha10 Feb, 6:16 pm
- Kanya13 Feb, 7:00 am
- Tula15 Feb, 7:45 pm
- Vrishchika18 Feb, 6:46 am
- Dhanu20 Feb, 2:28 pm
- Makara22 Feb, 6:20 pm
- Kumbha24 Feb, 7:10 pm
- Meena26 Feb, 6:37 pm
- Mesha28 Feb, 6:38 pm
- Vrishabha2 Mar, 9:03 pm
- Mithuna5 Mar, 3:00 am
- Karka7 Mar, 12:29 pm
- Simha10 Mar, 12:24 am
- Kanya12 Mar, 1:17 pm
- Tula15 Mar, 1:55 am
- Vrishchika17 Mar, 1:13 pm
- Dhanu19 Mar, 10:07 pm
- Makara22 Mar, 3:44 am
- Kumbha24 Mar, 6:00 am
- Meena26 Mar, 5:56 am
- Mesha28 Mar, 5:17 am
- Vrishabha30 Mar, 6:09 am
- Mithuna1 Apr, 10:23 am
- Karka3 Apr, 6:46 pm
- Simha6 Apr, 6:29 am
- Kanya8 Apr, 7:29 pm
- Tula11 Apr, 7:56 am
- Vrishchika13 Apr, 6:54 pm
- Dhanu16 Apr, 3:58 am
- Makara18 Apr, 10:40 am
- Kumbha20 Apr, 2:38 pm
- Meena22 Apr, 4:05 pm
- Mesha24 Apr, 4:08 pm
- Vrishabha26 Apr, 4:37 pm
- Mithuna28 Apr, 7:35 pm
- Karka1 May, 2:31 am
- Simha3 May, 1:21 pm
- Kanya6 May, 2:11 am
- Tula8 May, 2:35 pm
- Vrishchika11 May, 1:08 am
- Dhanu13 May, 9:35 am
- Makara15 May, 4:09 pm
- Kumbha17 May, 8:53 pm
- Meena19 May, 11:47 pm
- Mesha22 May, 1:17 am
- Vrishabha24 May, 2:36 am
- Mithuna26 May, 5:27 am
- Karka28 May, 11:28 am
- Simha30 May, 9:15 pm
- Kanya2 Jun, 9:39 am
- Tula4 Jun, 10:07 pm
- Vrishchika7 Jun, 8:34 am
- Dhanu9 Jun, 4:22 pm
- Makara11 Jun, 10:02 pm
- Kumbha14 Jun, 2:16 am
- Meena16 Jun, 5:30 am
- Mesha18 Jun, 8:07 am
- Vrishabha20 Jun, 10:45 am
- Mithuna22 Jun, 2:26 pm
- Karka24 Jun, 8:29 pm
- Simha27 Jun, 5:42 am
- Kanya29 Jun, 5:37 pm
- Tula2 Jul, 6:12 am
- Vrishchika4 Jul, 5:02 pm
- Dhanu7 Jul, 12:47 am
- Makara9 Jul, 5:41 am
- Kumbha11 Jul, 8:43 am
- Meena13 Jul, 11:03 am
- Mesha15 Jul, 1:33 pm
- Vrishabha17 Jul, 4:54 pm
- Mithuna19 Jul, 9:40 pm
- Karka22 Jul, 4:29 am
- Simha24 Jul, 1:48 pm
- Kanya27 Jul, 1:28 am
- Tula29 Jul, 2:10 pm
- Vrishchika1 Aug, 1:42 am
- Dhanu3 Aug, 10:11 am
- Makara5 Aug, 3:08 pm
- Kumbha7 Aug, 5:20 pm
- Meena9 Aug, 6:16 pm
- Mesha11 Aug, 7:30 pm
- Vrishabha13 Aug, 10:18 pm
- Mithuna16 Aug, 3:24 am
- Karka18 Aug, 11:00 am
- Simha20 Aug, 8:54 pm
- Kanya23 Aug, 8:40 am
- Tula25 Aug, 9:24 pm
- Vrishchika28 Aug, 9:35 am
- Dhanu30 Aug, 7:17 pm
- Makara2 Sep, 1:17 am
- Kumbha4 Sep, 3:42 am
- Meena6 Sep, 3:50 am
- Mesha8 Sep, 3:34 am
- Vrishabha10 Sep, 4:48 am
- Mithuna12 Sep, 9:00 am
- Karka14 Sep, 4:35 pm
- Simha17 Sep, 2:59 am
- Kanya19 Sep, 3:03 pm
- Tula22 Sep, 3:48 am
- Vrishchika24 Sep, 4:12 pm
- Dhanu27 Sep, 2:56 am
- Makara29 Sep, 10:31 am
- Kumbha1 Oct, 2:17 pm
- Meena3 Oct, 2:51 pm
- Mesha5 Oct, 1:55 pm
- Vrishabha7 Oct, 1:40 pm
- Mithuna9 Oct, 4:09 pm
- Karka11 Oct, 10:36 pm
- Simha14 Oct, 8:44 am
- Kanya16 Oct, 9:01 pm
- Tula19 Oct, 9:48 am
- Vrishchika21 Oct, 10:02 pm
- Dhanu24 Oct, 8:59 am
- Makara26 Oct, 5:43 pm
- Kumbha28 Oct, 11:14 pm
- Meena31 Oct, 1:22 am
- Mesha2 Nov, 1:08 am
- Vrishabha4 Nov, 12:28 am
- Mithuna6 Nov, 1:35 am
- Karka8 Nov, 6:21 am
- Simha10 Nov, 3:20 pm
- Kanya13 Nov, 3:19 am
- Tula15 Nov, 4:08 pm
- Vrishchika18 Nov, 4:06 am
- Dhanu20 Nov, 2:34 pm
- Makara22 Nov, 11:16 pm
- Kumbha25 Nov, 5:45 am
- Meena27 Nov, 9:36 am
- Mesha29 Nov, 11:03 am
- Vrishabha1 Dec, 11:21 am
- Mithuna3 Dec, 12:22 pm
- Karka5 Dec, 4:01 pm
- Simha7 Dec, 11:33 pm
- Kanya10 Dec, 10:38 am
- Tula12 Dec, 11:19 pm
- Vrishchika15 Dec, 11:17 am
- Dhanu17 Dec, 9:16 pm
- Makara20 Dec, 5:07 am
- Kumbha22 Dec, 11:07 am
- Meena24 Dec, 3:27 pm
- Mesha26 Dec, 6:18 pm
- Vrishabha28 Dec, 8:16 pm
- Mithuna30 Dec, 10:25 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 1971: all grahas · Transits over your chart
Understand
What gochar is
Gochar means the movement of the grahas: each moves on through the zodiac, and when it crosses from one rasi into the next, that is its sign change (sankramana). This page only says which graha is where, and when. In the classical method gochar is read by counting from a person’s natal Moon sign; to see today’s sky against your own chart, open the transits tool.
Retrograde (vakri) and direct (margi)
Seen from the Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn now and then appear to move backward for a while. That is retrograde motion; the instant the graha stops and turns is a station, and moving forward again is turning direct. It is an effect of the Earth and the planet moving on their orbits at different speeds. The Sun and Moon are never retrograde; Rahu and Ketu (mean) always move backward.
Combustion (asta)
A graha very close to the Sun is lost in its glare; the texts call it asta (set), and its reappearance udaya (rising). The Surya Siddhanta gives a distance limit for each graha. The limits used here: Mangala 17°, Budha 14° (12° when retrograde), Guru 11°, Shukra 10° (8° when retrograde), Shani 15°. Almanacs leave out the asta periods of Guru and Shukra when choosing times for samskaras such as weddings.
Sidereal signs
Indian almanacs count the rasis against the stars (nirayana). Western (tropical) signs run about 24° ahead, so the dates printed there are about three weeks earlier than these. The ayanamsa used here is Lahiri.
How this is calculated
Each graha’s apparent geocentric position from NASA JPL’s DE421 ephemeris, less the Lahiri ayanamsa. The instants of crossing a rasi edge, of zero speed and of reaching the asta limit are found by bisection to under a second. Small differences in ayanamsa can move a slow graha’s time (Shani above all) by a few hours against other almanacs.
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