Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 1996
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 1996. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Houston (America/Chicago, CST/CDT).
Chandra’s signs through 1996
- Vrishabha1 Jan, 8:06 am
- Mithuna3 Jan, 8:23 pm
- Karka6 Jan, 9:00 am
- Simha8 Jan, 9:10 pm
- Kanya11 Jan, 8:01 am
- Tula13 Jan, 4:17 pm
- Vrishchika15 Jan, 8:58 pm
- Dhanu17 Jan, 10:14 pm
- Makara19 Jan, 9:31 pm
- Kumbha21 Jan, 8:58 pm
- Meena23 Jan, 10:50 pm
- Mesha26 Jan, 4:37 am
- Vrishabha28 Jan, 2:23 pm
- Mithuna31 Jan, 2:36 am
- Karka2 Feb, 3:17 pm
- Simha5 Feb, 3:09 am
- Kanya7 Feb, 1:37 pm
- Tula9 Feb, 10:11 pm
- Vrishchika12 Feb, 4:10 am
- Dhanu14 Feb, 7:15 am
- Makara16 Feb, 8:03 am
- Kumbha18 Feb, 8:07 am
- Meena20 Feb, 9:26 am
- Mesha22 Feb, 1:49 pm
- Vrishabha24 Feb, 10:08 pm
- Mithuna27 Feb, 9:39 am
- Karka29 Feb, 10:18 pm
- Simha3 Mar, 10:04 am
- Kanya5 Mar, 7:57 pm
- Tula8 Mar, 3:47 am
- Vrishchika10 Mar, 9:39 am
- Dhanu12 Mar, 1:36 pm
- Makara14 Mar, 3:58 pm
- Kumbha16 Mar, 5:34 pm
- Meena18 Mar, 7:41 pm
- Mesha20 Mar, 11:49 pm
- Vrishabha23 Mar, 7:07 am
- Mithuna25 Mar, 5:41 pm
- Karka28 Mar, 6:06 am
- Simha30 Mar, 6:05 pm
- Kanya2 Apr, 3:50 am
- Tula4 Apr, 10:52 am
- Vrishchika6 Apr, 3:39 pm
- Dhanu8 Apr, 7:59 pm
- Makara10 Apr, 10:41 pm
- Kumbha13 Apr, 1:26 am
- Meena15 Apr, 4:54 am
- Mesha17 Apr, 9:52 am
- Vrishabha19 Apr, 5:08 pm
- Mithuna22 Apr, 3:07 am
- Karka24 Apr, 3:12 pm
- Simha27 Apr, 3:32 am
- Kanya29 Apr, 1:48 pm
- Tula1 May, 8:46 pm
- Vrishchika4 May, 12:38 am
- Dhanu6 May, 2:39 am
- Makara8 May, 4:18 am
- Kumbha10 May, 6:51 am
- Meena12 May, 11:00 am
- Mesha14 May, 5:00 pm
- Vrishabha17 May, 12:58 am
- Mithuna19 May, 11:01 am
- Karka21 May, 10:56 pm
- Simha24 May, 11:33 am
- Kanya26 May, 10:43 pm
- Tula29 May, 6:29 am
- Vrishchika31 May, 10:23 am
- Dhanu2 Jun, 11:30 am
- Makara4 Jun, 11:43 am
- Kumbha6 Jun, 12:53 pm
- Meena8 Jun, 4:23 pm
- Mesha10 Jun, 10:39 pm
- Vrishabha13 Jun, 7:18 am
- Mithuna15 Jun, 5:50 pm
- Karka18 Jun, 5:50 am
- Simha20 Jun, 6:35 pm
- Kanya23 Jun, 6:32 am
- Tula25 Jun, 3:36 pm
- Vrishchika27 Jun, 8:34 pm
- Dhanu29 Jun, 9:54 pm
- Makara1 Jul, 9:19 pm
- Kumbha3 Jul, 9:01 pm
- Meena5 Jul, 10:58 pm
- Mesha8 Jul, 4:16 am
- Vrishabha10 Jul, 12:51 pm
- Mithuna12 Jul, 11:46 pm
- Karka15 Jul, 11:59 am
- Simha18 Jul, 12:44 am
- Kanya20 Jul, 12:59 pm
- Tula22 Jul, 11:07 pm
- Vrishchika25 Jul, 5:38 am
- Dhanu27 Jul, 8:14 am
- Makara29 Jul, 8:04 am
- Kumbha31 Jul, 7:10 am
- Meena2 Aug, 7:42 am
- Mesha4 Aug, 11:23 am
- Vrishabha6 Aug, 6:54 pm
- Mithuna9 Aug, 5:34 am
- Karka11 Aug, 5:56 pm
- Simha14 Aug, 6:38 am
- Kanya16 Aug, 6:41 pm
- Tula19 Aug, 5:05 am
- Vrishchika21 Aug, 12:44 pm
- Dhanu23 Aug, 4:58 pm
- Makara25 Aug, 6:15 pm
- Kumbha27 Aug, 5:58 pm
- Meena29 Aug, 6:05 pm
- Mesha31 Aug, 8:29 pm
- Vrishabha3 Sep, 2:30 am
- Mithuna5 Sep, 12:12 pm
- Karka8 Sep, 12:21 am
- Simha10 Sep, 1:01 pm
- Kanya13 Sep, 12:43 am
- Tula15 Sep, 10:38 am
- Vrishchika17 Sep, 6:19 pm
- Dhanu19 Sep, 11:31 pm
- Makara22 Sep, 2:23 am
- Kumbha24 Sep, 3:38 am
- Meena26 Sep, 4:33 am
- Mesha28 Sep, 6:44 am
- Vrishabha30 Sep, 11:39 am
- Mithuna2 Oct, 8:09 pm
- Karka5 Oct, 7:41 am
- Simha7 Oct, 8:21 pm
- Kanya10 Oct, 7:58 am
- Tula12 Oct, 5:15 pm
- Vrishchika15 Oct, 12:04 am
- Dhanu17 Oct, 4:54 am
- Makara19 Oct, 8:21 am
- Kumbha21 Oct, 10:58 am
- Meena23 Oct, 1:22 pm
- Mesha25 Oct, 4:27 pm
- Vrishabha27 Oct, 8:20 pm
- Mithuna30 Oct, 4:02 am
- Karka1 Nov, 2:49 pm
- Simha4 Nov, 3:26 am
- Kanya6 Nov, 3:23 pm
- Tula9 Nov, 12:38 am
- Vrishchika11 Nov, 6:38 am
- Dhanu13 Nov, 10:15 am
- Makara15 Nov, 12:48 pm
- Kumbha17 Nov, 3:27 pm
- Meena19 Nov, 6:50 pm
- Mesha21 Nov, 11:13 pm
- Vrishabha24 Nov, 5:00 am
- Mithuna26 Nov, 12:47 pm
- Karka28 Nov, 11:09 pm
- Simha1 Dec, 11:36 am
- Kanya4 Dec, 12:08 am
- Tula6 Dec, 10:08 am
- Vrishchika8 Dec, 4:16 pm
- Dhanu10 Dec, 7:02 pm
- Makara12 Dec, 8:08 pm
- Kumbha14 Dec, 9:24 pm
- Meena17 Dec, 12:11 am
- Mesha19 Dec, 5:00 am
- Vrishabha21 Dec, 11:46 am
- Mithuna23 Dec, 8:19 pm
- Karka26 Dec, 6:49 am
- Simha28 Dec, 7:09 pm
- Kanya31 Dec, 8:05 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 1996: 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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