Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 1977
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 1977. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 1977
- Vrishabha1 Jan, 12:07 pm
- Mithuna4 Jan, 12:04 am
- Karka6 Jan, 9:43 am
- Simha8 Jan, 5:10 pm
- Kanya10 Jan, 10:54 pm
- Tula13 Jan, 3:09 am
- Vrishchika15 Jan, 5:59 am
- Dhanu17 Jan, 7:49 am
- Makara19 Jan, 9:45 am
- Kumbha21 Jan, 1:27 pm
- Meena23 Jan, 8:27 pm
- Mesha26 Jan, 7:09 am
- Vrishabha28 Jan, 7:59 pm
- Mithuna31 Jan, 8:10 am
- Karka2 Feb, 5:41 pm
- Simha5 Feb, 12:18 am
- Kanya7 Feb, 4:55 am
- Tula9 Feb, 8:30 am
- Vrishchika11 Feb, 11:40 am
- Dhanu13 Feb, 2:42 pm
- Makara15 Feb, 6:03 pm
- Kumbha17 Feb, 10:38 pm
- Meena20 Feb, 5:37 am
- Mesha22 Feb, 3:42 pm
- Vrishabha25 Feb, 4:11 am
- Mithuna27 Feb, 4:44 pm
- Karka2 Mar, 2:50 am
- Simha4 Mar, 9:27 am
- Kanya6 Mar, 1:10 pm
- Tula8 Mar, 3:21 pm
- Vrishchika10 Mar, 5:20 pm
- Dhanu12 Mar, 8:04 pm
- Makara15 Mar, 12:04 am
- Kumbha17 Mar, 5:45 am
- Meena19 Mar, 1:32 pm
- Mesha21 Mar, 11:44 pm
- Vrishabha24 Mar, 12:00 pm
- Mithuna27 Mar, 12:49 am
- Karka29 Mar, 11:52 am
- Simha31 Mar, 7:26 pm
- Kanya2 Apr, 11:20 pm
- Tula5 Apr, 12:42 am
- Vrishchika7 Apr, 1:09 am
- Dhanu9 Apr, 2:20 am
- Makara11 Apr, 5:31 am
- Kumbha13 Apr, 11:21 am
- Meena15 Apr, 7:52 pm
- Mesha18 Apr, 6:38 am
- Vrishabha20 Apr, 6:59 pm
- Mithuna23 Apr, 7:52 am
- Karka25 Apr, 7:39 pm
- Simha28 Apr, 4:35 am
- Kanya30 Apr, 9:44 am
- Tula2 May, 11:29 am
- Vrishchika4 May, 11:15 am
- Dhanu6 May, 10:56 am
- Makara8 May, 12:26 pm
- Kumbha10 May, 5:08 pm
- Meena13 May, 1:26 am
- Mesha15 May, 12:35 pm
- Vrishabha18 May, 1:12 am
- Mithuna20 May, 2:03 pm
- Karka23 May, 2:01 am
- Simha25 May, 11:55 am
- Kanya27 May, 6:39 pm
- Tula29 May, 9:49 pm
- Vrishchika31 May, 10:11 pm
- Dhanu2 Jun, 9:24 pm
- Makara4 Jun, 9:32 pm
- Kumbha7 Jun, 12:34 am
- Meena9 Jun, 7:40 am
- Mesha11 Jun, 6:27 pm
- Vrishabha14 Jun, 7:11 am
- Mithuna16 Jun, 7:59 pm
- Karka19 Jun, 7:43 am
- Simha21 Jun, 5:45 pm
- Kanya24 Jun, 1:27 am
- Tula26 Jun, 6:13 am
- Vrishchika28 Jun, 8:05 am
- Dhanu30 Jun, 8:03 am
- Makara2 Jul, 7:55 am
- Kumbha4 Jul, 9:49 am
- Meena6 Jul, 3:26 pm
- Mesha9 Jul, 1:10 am
- Vrishabha11 Jul, 1:36 pm
- Mithuna14 Jul, 2:22 am
- Karka16 Jul, 1:48 pm
- Simha18 Jul, 11:19 pm
- Kanya21 Jul, 6:56 am
- Tula23 Jul, 12:28 pm
- Vrishchika25 Jul, 3:47 pm
- Dhanu27 Jul, 5:14 pm
- Makara29 Jul, 5:59 pm
- Kumbha31 Jul, 7:50 pm
- Meena3 Aug, 12:33 am
- Mesha5 Aug, 9:08 am
- Vrishabha7 Aug, 8:54 pm
- Mithuna10 Aug, 9:36 am
- Karka12 Aug, 8:57 pm
- Simha15 Aug, 5:57 am
- Kanya17 Aug, 12:45 pm
- Tula19 Aug, 5:50 pm
- Vrishchika21 Aug, 9:33 pm
- Dhanu24 Aug, 12:11 am
- Makara26 Aug, 2:20 am
- Kumbha28 Aug, 5:07 am
- Meena30 Aug, 9:55 am
- Mesha1 Sep, 5:52 pm
- Vrishabha4 Sep, 4:56 am
- Mithuna6 Sep, 5:32 pm
- Karka9 Sep, 5:12 am
- Simha11 Sep, 2:11 pm
- Kanya13 Sep, 8:17 pm
- Tula16 Sep, 12:15 am
- Vrishchika18 Sep, 3:05 am
- Dhanu20 Sep, 5:39 am
- Makara22 Sep, 8:36 am
- Kumbha24 Sep, 12:36 pm
- Meena26 Sep, 6:18 pm
- Mesha29 Sep, 2:25 am
- Vrishabha1 Oct, 1:08 pm
- Mithuna4 Oct, 1:35 am
- Karka6 Oct, 1:45 pm
- Simha8 Oct, 11:29 pm
- Kanya11 Oct, 5:44 am
- Tula13 Oct, 8:56 am
- Vrishchika15 Oct, 10:23 am
- Dhanu17 Oct, 11:37 am
- Makara19 Oct, 2:00 pm
- Kumbha21 Oct, 6:22 pm
- Meena24 Oct, 1:00 am
- Mesha26 Oct, 9:52 am
- Vrishabha28 Oct, 8:44 pm
- Mithuna31 Oct, 9:05 am
- Karka2 Nov, 9:39 pm
- Simha5 Nov, 8:31 am
- Kanya7 Nov, 3:56 pm
- Tula9 Nov, 7:31 pm
- Vrishchika11 Nov, 8:16 pm
- Dhanu13 Nov, 8:00 pm
- Makara15 Nov, 8:43 pm
- Kumbha18 Nov, 12:00 am
- Meena20 Nov, 6:34 am
- Mesha22 Nov, 4:00 pm
- Vrishabha25 Nov, 3:22 am
- Mithuna27 Nov, 3:46 pm
- Karka30 Nov, 4:24 am
- Simha2 Dec, 4:02 pm
- Kanya5 Dec, 1:01 am
- Tula7 Dec, 6:08 am
- Vrishchika9 Dec, 7:34 am
- Dhanu11 Dec, 6:50 am
- Makara13 Dec, 6:05 am
- Kumbha15 Dec, 7:33 am
- Meena17 Dec, 12:43 pm
- Mesha19 Dec, 9:43 pm
- Vrishabha22 Dec, 9:21 am
- Mithuna24 Dec, 9:56 pm
- Karka27 Dec, 10:25 am
- Simha29 Dec, 10:04 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 1977: 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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