Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 1974
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 1974. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 1974
- Mesha2 Jan, 10:29 pm
- Vrishabha5 Jan, 2:38 am
- Mithuna7 Jan, 3:37 am
- Karka9 Jan, 2:57 am
- Simha11 Jan, 2:36 am
- Kanya13 Jan, 4:33 am
- Tula15 Jan, 10:12 am
- Vrishchika17 Jan, 7:47 pm
- Dhanu20 Jan, 8:02 am
- Makara22 Jan, 9:07 pm
- Kumbha25 Jan, 9:34 am
- Meena27 Jan, 8:30 pm
- Mesha30 Jan, 5:14 am
- Vrishabha1 Feb, 11:06 am
- Mithuna3 Feb, 1:55 pm
- Karka5 Feb, 2:21 pm
- Simha7 Feb, 1:57 pm
- Kanya9 Feb, 2:43 pm
- Tula11 Feb, 6:38 pm
- Vrishchika14 Feb, 2:47 am
- Dhanu16 Feb, 2:31 pm
- Makara19 Feb, 3:38 am
- Kumbha21 Feb, 3:54 pm
- Meena24 Feb, 2:18 am
- Mesha26 Feb, 10:42 am
- Vrishabha28 Feb, 5:08 pm
- Mithuna2 Mar, 9:26 pm
- Karka4 Mar, 11:38 pm
- Simha7 Mar, 12:29 am
- Kanya9 Mar, 1:31 am
- Tula11 Mar, 4:37 am
- Vrishchika13 Mar, 11:24 am
- Dhanu15 Mar, 10:04 pm
- Makara18 Mar, 10:55 am
- Kumbha20 Mar, 11:14 pm
- Meena23 Mar, 9:17 am
- Mesha25 Mar, 4:52 pm
- Vrishabha27 Mar, 10:35 pm
- Mithuna30 Mar, 2:57 am
- Karka1 Apr, 6:11 am
- Simha3 Apr, 8:33 am
- Kanya5 Apr, 10:51 am
- Tula7 Apr, 2:24 pm
- Vrishchika9 Apr, 8:42 pm
- Dhanu12 Apr, 6:29 am
- Makara14 Apr, 6:51 pm
- Kumbha17 Apr, 7:21 am
- Meena19 Apr, 5:36 pm
- Mesha22 Apr, 12:47 am
- Vrishabha24 Apr, 5:28 am
- Mithuna26 Apr, 8:45 am
- Karka28 Apr, 11:32 am
- Simha30 Apr, 2:25 pm
- Kanya2 May, 5:51 pm
- Tula4 May, 10:32 pm
- Vrishchika7 May, 5:20 am
- Dhanu9 May, 2:54 pm
- Makara12 May, 2:53 am
- Kumbha14 May, 3:32 pm
- Meena17 May, 2:27 am
- Mesha19 May, 10:04 am
- Vrishabha21 May, 2:23 pm
- Mithuna23 May, 4:31 pm
- Karka25 May, 5:56 pm
- Simha27 May, 7:55 pm
- Kanya29 May, 11:21 pm
- Tula1 Jun, 4:47 am
- Vrishchika3 Jun, 12:28 pm
- Dhanu5 Jun, 10:27 pm
- Makara8 Jun, 10:22 am
- Kumbha10 Jun, 11:07 pm
- Meena13 Jun, 10:46 am
- Mesha15 Jun, 7:28 pm
- Vrishabha18 Jun, 12:26 am
- Mithuna20 Jun, 2:18 am
- Karka22 Jun, 2:34 am
- Simha24 Jun, 2:59 am
- Kanya26 Jun, 5:12 am
- Tula28 Jun, 10:15 am
- Vrishchika30 Jun, 6:19 pm
- Dhanu3 Jul, 4:52 am
- Makara5 Jul, 5:01 pm
- Kumbha8 Jul, 5:47 am
- Meena10 Jul, 5:53 pm
- Mesha13 Jul, 3:44 am
- Vrishabha15 Jul, 10:06 am
- Mithuna17 Jul, 12:50 pm
- Karka19 Jul, 12:57 pm
- Simha21 Jul, 12:17 pm
- Kanya23 Jul, 12:55 pm
- Tula25 Jul, 4:33 pm
- Vrishchika28 Jul, 12:00 am
- Dhanu30 Jul, 10:40 am
- Makara1 Aug, 11:05 pm
- Kumbha4 Aug, 11:50 am
- Meena6 Aug, 11:54 pm
- Mesha9 Aug, 10:21 am
- Vrishabha11 Aug, 6:06 pm
- Mithuna13 Aug, 10:25 pm
- Karka15 Aug, 11:34 pm
- Simha17 Aug, 10:58 pm
- Kanya19 Aug, 10:39 pm
- Tula22 Aug, 12:45 am
- Vrishchika24 Aug, 6:47 am
- Dhanu26 Aug, 4:47 pm
- Makara29 Aug, 5:10 am
- Kumbha31 Aug, 5:55 pm
- Meena3 Sep, 5:41 am
- Mesha5 Sep, 3:57 pm
- Vrishabha8 Sep, 12:13 am
- Mithuna10 Sep, 5:54 am
- Karka12 Sep, 8:43 am
- Simha14 Sep, 9:19 am
- Kanya16 Sep, 9:16 am
- Tula18 Sep, 10:38 am
- Vrishchika20 Sep, 3:18 pm
- Dhanu23 Sep, 12:04 am
- Makara25 Sep, 11:58 am
- Kumbha28 Sep, 12:41 am
- Meena30 Sep, 12:15 pm
- Mesha2 Oct, 9:55 pm
- Vrishabha5 Oct, 5:40 am
- Mithuna7 Oct, 11:34 am
- Karka9 Oct, 3:32 pm
- Simha11 Oct, 5:43 pm
- Kanya13 Oct, 6:59 pm
- Tula15 Oct, 8:50 pm
- Vrishchika18 Oct, 12:59 am
- Dhanu20 Oct, 8:40 am
- Makara22 Oct, 7:44 pm
- Kumbha25 Oct, 8:21 am
- Meena27 Oct, 8:04 pm
- Mesha30 Oct, 5:25 am
- Vrishabha1 Nov, 12:16 pm
- Mithuna3 Nov, 5:13 pm
- Karka5 Nov, 8:55 pm
- Simha7 Nov, 11:49 pm
- Kanya10 Nov, 2:28 am
- Tula12 Nov, 5:38 am
- Vrishchika14 Nov, 10:23 am
- Dhanu16 Nov, 5:47 pm
- Makara19 Nov, 4:10 am
- Kumbha21 Nov, 4:33 pm
- Meena24 Nov, 4:42 am
- Mesha26 Nov, 2:29 pm
- Vrishabha28 Nov, 9:02 pm
- Mithuna1 Dec, 12:52 am
- Karka3 Dec, 3:11 am
- Simha5 Dec, 5:15 am
- Kanya7 Dec, 8:02 am
- Tula9 Dec, 12:12 pm
- Vrishchika11 Dec, 6:07 pm
- Dhanu14 Dec, 2:08 am
- Makara16 Dec, 12:24 pm
- Kumbha19 Dec, 12:32 am
- Meena21 Dec, 1:07 pm
- Mesha23 Dec, 11:55 pm
- Vrishabha26 Dec, 7:16 am
- Mithuna28 Dec, 10:57 am
- Karka30 Dec, 12:06 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 1974: 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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