Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 1985
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 1985. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 1985
- Vrishabha3 Jan, 5:08 am
- Mithuna5 Jan, 2:09 pm
- Karka7 Jan, 7:54 pm
- Simha9 Jan, 11:24 pm
- Kanya12 Jan, 2:00 am
- Tula14 Jan, 4:46 am
- Vrishchika16 Jan, 8:16 am
- Dhanu18 Jan, 12:43 pm
- Makara20 Jan, 6:30 pm
- Kumbha23 Jan, 2:21 am
- Meena25 Jan, 12:52 pm
- Mesha28 Jan, 1:27 am
- Vrishabha30 Jan, 1:58 pm
- Mithuna1 Feb, 11:44 pm
- Karka4 Feb, 5:35 am
- Simha6 Feb, 8:11 am
- Kanya8 Feb, 9:17 am
- Tula10 Feb, 10:40 am
- Vrishchika12 Feb, 1:36 pm
- Dhanu14 Feb, 6:29 pm
- Makara17 Feb, 1:16 am
- Kumbha19 Feb, 9:52 am
- Meena21 Feb, 8:31 pm
- Mesha24 Feb, 9:00 am
- Vrishabha26 Feb, 9:56 pm
- Mithuna1 Mar, 8:52 am
- Karka3 Mar, 3:52 pm
- Simha5 Mar, 6:49 pm
- Kanya7 Mar, 7:10 pm
- Tula9 Mar, 7:01 pm
- Vrishchika11 Mar, 8:14 pm
- Dhanu14 Mar, 12:03 am
- Makara16 Mar, 6:45 am
- Kumbha18 Mar, 3:57 pm
- Meena21 Mar, 3:06 am
- Mesha23 Mar, 3:40 pm
- Vrishabha26 Mar, 4:42 am
- Mithuna28 Mar, 4:26 pm
- Karka31 Mar, 12:55 am
- Simha2 Apr, 5:18 am
- Kanya4 Apr, 6:17 am
- Tula6 Apr, 5:39 am
- Vrishchika8 Apr, 5:26 am
- Dhanu10 Apr, 7:26 am
- Makara12 Apr, 12:48 pm
- Kumbha14 Apr, 9:36 pm
- Meena17 Apr, 9:00 am
- Mesha19 Apr, 9:46 pm
- Vrishabha22 Apr, 10:42 am
- Mithuna24 Apr, 10:32 pm
- Karka27 Apr, 7:56 am
- Simha29 Apr, 1:55 pm
- Kanya1 May, 4:30 pm
- Tula3 May, 4:43 pm
- Vrishchika5 May, 4:16 pm
- Dhanu7 May, 5:02 pm
- Makara9 May, 8:42 pm
- Kumbha12 May, 4:11 am
- Meena14 May, 3:08 pm
- Mesha17 May, 3:57 am
- Vrishabha19 May, 4:46 pm
- Mithuna22 May, 4:14 am
- Karka24 May, 1:34 pm
- Simha26 May, 8:21 pm
- Kanya29 May, 12:27 am
- Tula31 May, 2:16 am
- Vrishchika2 Jun, 2:48 am
- Dhanu4 Jun, 3:33 am
- Makara6 Jun, 6:14 am
- Kumbha8 Jun, 12:19 pm
- Meena10 Jun, 10:14 pm
- Mesha13 Jun, 10:45 am
- Vrishabha15 Jun, 11:33 pm
- Mithuna18 Jun, 10:39 am
- Karka20 Jun, 7:20 pm
- Simha23 Jun, 1:46 am
- Kanya25 Jun, 6:21 am
- Tula27 Jun, 9:27 am
- Vrishchika29 Jun, 11:29 am
- Dhanu1 Jul, 1:15 pm
- Makara3 Jul, 4:03 pm
- Kumbha5 Jul, 9:25 pm
- Meena8 Jul, 6:20 am
- Mesha10 Jul, 6:20 pm
- Vrishabha13 Jul, 7:09 am
- Mithuna15 Jul, 6:16 pm
- Karka18 Jul, 2:24 am
- Simha20 Jul, 7:54 am
- Kanya22 Jul, 11:47 am
- Tula24 Jul, 2:58 pm
- Vrishchika26 Jul, 5:55 pm
- Dhanu28 Jul, 8:58 pm
- Makara31 Jul, 12:46 am
- Kumbha2 Aug, 6:22 am
- Meena4 Aug, 2:50 pm
- Mesha7 Aug, 2:19 am
- Vrishabha9 Aug, 3:13 pm
- Mithuna12 Aug, 2:45 am
- Karka14 Aug, 11:00 am
- Simha16 Aug, 3:53 pm
- Kanya18 Aug, 6:37 pm
- Tula20 Aug, 8:43 pm
- Vrishchika22 Aug, 11:16 pm
- Dhanu25 Aug, 2:50 am
- Makara27 Aug, 7:39 am
- Kumbha29 Aug, 2:06 pm
- Meena31 Aug, 10:51 pm
- Mesha3 Sep, 10:08 am
- Vrishabha5 Sep, 11:03 pm
- Mithuna8 Sep, 11:16 am
- Karka10 Sep, 8:23 pm
- Simha13 Sep, 1:33 am
- Kanya15 Sep, 3:41 am
- Tula17 Sep, 4:28 am
- Vrishchika19 Sep, 5:36 am
- Dhanu21 Sep, 8:19 am
- Makara23 Sep, 1:12 pm
- Kumbha25 Sep, 8:22 pm
- Meena28 Sep, 5:47 am
- Mesha30 Sep, 5:16 pm
- Vrishabha3 Oct, 6:10 am
- Mithuna5 Oct, 6:52 pm
- Karka8 Oct, 5:11 am
- Simha10 Oct, 11:39 am
- Kanya12 Oct, 2:20 pm
- Tula14 Oct, 2:37 pm
- Vrishchika16 Oct, 2:22 pm
- Dhanu18 Oct, 3:24 pm
- Makara20 Oct, 7:04 pm
- Kumbha23 Oct, 1:56 am
- Meena25 Oct, 11:45 am
- Mesha27 Oct, 11:39 pm
- Vrishabha30 Oct, 12:34 pm
- Mithuna2 Nov, 1:19 am
- Karka4 Nov, 12:25 pm
- Simha6 Nov, 8:26 pm
- Kanya9 Nov, 12:44 am
- Tula11 Nov, 1:53 am
- Vrishchika13 Nov, 1:22 am
- Dhanu15 Nov, 1:04 am
- Makara17 Nov, 2:56 am
- Kumbha19 Nov, 8:23 am
- Meena21 Nov, 5:40 pm
- Mesha24 Nov, 5:43 am
- Vrishabha26 Nov, 6:45 pm
- Mithuna29 Nov, 7:15 am
- Karka1 Dec, 6:16 pm
- Simha4 Dec, 3:04 am
- Kanya6 Dec, 9:02 am
- Tula8 Dec, 12:00 pm
- Vrishchika10 Dec, 12:36 pm
- Dhanu12 Dec, 12:20 pm
- Makara14 Dec, 1:06 pm
- Kumbha16 Dec, 4:52 pm
- Meena19 Dec, 12:46 am
- Mesha21 Dec, 12:18 pm
- Vrishabha24 Dec, 1:22 am
- Mithuna26 Dec, 1:42 pm
- Karka29 Dec, 12:08 am
- Simha31 Dec, 8:32 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 1985: 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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