Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 1997
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 1997. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Montreal (America/Toronto, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 1997
- Tula2 Jan, 8:15 pm
- Vrishchika5 Jan, 3:35 am
- Dhanu7 Jan, 6:45 am
- Makara9 Jan, 7:09 am
- Kumbha11 Jan, 6:53 am
- Meena13 Jan, 7:56 am
- Mesha15 Jan, 11:37 am
- Vrishabha17 Jan, 6:16 pm
- Mithuna20 Jan, 3:26 am
- Karka22 Jan, 2:27 pm
- Simha25 Jan, 2:52 am
- Kanya27 Jan, 3:50 pm
- Tula30 Jan, 3:45 am
- Vrishchika1 Feb, 12:37 pm
- Dhanu3 Feb, 5:21 pm
- Makara5 Feb, 6:30 pm
- Kumbha7 Feb, 5:49 pm
- Meena9 Feb, 5:26 pm
- Mesha11 Feb, 7:15 pm
- Vrishabha14 Feb, 12:27 am
- Mithuna16 Feb, 9:09 am
- Karka18 Feb, 8:26 pm
- Simha21 Feb, 9:04 am
- Kanya23 Feb, 9:54 pm
- Tula26 Feb, 9:49 am
- Vrishchika28 Feb, 7:30 pm
- Dhanu3 Mar, 1:52 am
- Makara5 Mar, 4:46 am
- Kumbha7 Mar, 5:08 am
- Meena9 Mar, 4:40 am
- Mesha11 Mar, 5:17 am
- Vrishabha13 Mar, 8:44 am
- Mithuna15 Mar, 3:58 pm
- Karka18 Mar, 2:43 am
- Simha20 Mar, 3:24 pm
- Kanya23 Mar, 4:10 am
- Tula25 Mar, 3:40 pm
- Vrishchika28 Mar, 1:06 am
- Dhanu30 Mar, 8:06 am
- Makara1 Apr, 12:29 pm
- Kumbha3 Apr, 2:34 pm
- Meena5 Apr, 3:18 pm
- Mesha7 Apr, 5:06 pm
- Vrishabha9 Apr, 7:40 pm
- Mithuna12 Apr, 1:28 am
- Karka14 Apr, 11:04 am
- Simha16 Apr, 11:25 pm
- Kanya19 Apr, 12:13 pm
- Tula21 Apr, 11:24 pm
- Vrishchika24 Apr, 8:08 am
- Dhanu26 Apr, 2:33 pm
- Makara28 Apr, 7:10 pm
- Kumbha30 Apr, 10:24 pm
- Meena3 May, 12:41 am
- Mesha5 May, 2:41 am
- Vrishabha7 May, 5:36 am
- Mithuna9 May, 10:50 am
- Karka11 May, 7:26 pm
- Simha14 May, 7:10 am
- Kanya16 May, 8:01 pm
- Tula19 May, 7:19 am
- Vrishchika21 May, 3:37 pm
- Dhanu23 May, 9:05 pm
- Makara26 May, 12:47 am
- Kumbha28 May, 3:48 am
- Meena30 May, 6:45 am
- Mesha1 Jun, 10:00 am
- Vrishabha3 Jun, 2:01 pm
- Mithuna5 Jun, 7:40 pm
- Karka8 Jun, 3:58 am
- Simha10 Jun, 3:13 pm
- Kanya13 Jun, 4:05 am
- Tula15 Jun, 3:53 pm
- Vrishchika18 Jun, 12:27 am
- Dhanu20 Jun, 5:28 am
- Makara22 Jun, 8:03 am
- Kumbha24 Jun, 9:51 am
- Meena26 Jun, 12:08 pm
- Mesha28 Jun, 3:36 pm
- Vrishabha30 Jun, 8:29 pm
- Mithuna3 Jul, 3:03 am
- Karka5 Jul, 11:45 am
- Simha7 Jul, 10:54 pm
- Kanya10 Jul, 11:46 am
- Tula13 Jul, 12:11 am
- Vrishchika15 Jul, 9:41 am
- Dhanu17 Jul, 3:11 pm
- Makara19 Jul, 5:23 pm
- Kumbha21 Jul, 6:00 pm
- Meena23 Jul, 6:49 pm
- Mesha25 Jul, 9:13 pm
- Vrishabha28 Jul, 1:54 am
- Mithuna30 Jul, 8:59 am
- Karka1 Aug, 6:21 pm
- Simha4 Aug, 5:47 am
- Kanya6 Aug, 6:40 pm
- Tula9 Aug, 7:30 am
- Vrishchika11 Aug, 6:07 pm
- Dhanu14 Aug, 12:55 am
- Makara16 Aug, 3:51 am
- Kumbha18 Aug, 4:12 am
- Meena20 Aug, 3:50 am
- Mesha22 Aug, 4:37 am
- Vrishabha24 Aug, 7:57 am
- Mithuna26 Aug, 2:32 pm
- Karka29 Aug, 12:08 am
- Simha31 Aug, 11:56 am
- Kanya3 Sep, 12:54 am
- Tula5 Sep, 1:46 pm
- Vrishchika8 Sep, 1:02 am
- Dhanu10 Sep, 9:15 am
- Makara12 Sep, 1:46 pm
- Kumbha14 Sep, 3:06 pm
- Meena16 Sep, 2:39 pm
- Mesha18 Sep, 2:20 pm
- Vrishabha20 Sep, 4:00 pm
- Mithuna22 Sep, 9:07 pm
- Karka25 Sep, 6:03 am
- Simha27 Sep, 5:55 pm
- Kanya30 Sep, 6:58 am
- Tula2 Oct, 7:37 pm
- Vrishchika5 Oct, 6:47 am
- Dhanu7 Oct, 3:41 pm
- Makara9 Oct, 9:43 pm
- Kumbha12 Oct, 12:47 am
- Meena14 Oct, 1:32 am
- Mesha16 Oct, 1:21 am
- Vrishabha18 Oct, 2:06 am
- Mithuna20 Oct, 5:39 am
- Karka22 Oct, 1:13 pm
- Simha25 Oct, 12:29 am
- Kanya27 Oct, 12:31 pm
- Tula30 Oct, 1:00 am
- Vrishchika1 Nov, 11:38 am
- Dhanu3 Nov, 8:08 pm
- Makara6 Nov, 2:35 am
- Kumbha8 Nov, 7:01 am
- Meena10 Nov, 9:31 am
- Mesha12 Nov, 10:41 am
- Vrishabha14 Nov, 11:48 am
- Mithuna16 Nov, 2:40 pm
- Karka18 Nov, 8:57 pm
- Simha21 Nov, 7:09 am
- Kanya23 Nov, 7:54 pm
- Tula26 Nov, 8:29 am
- Vrishchika28 Nov, 6:48 pm
- Dhanu1 Dec, 2:27 am
- Makara3 Dec, 8:05 am
- Kumbha5 Dec, 12:27 pm
- Meena7 Dec, 3:54 pm
- Mesha9 Dec, 6:36 pm
- Vrishabha11 Dec, 9:06 pm
- Mithuna14 Dec, 12:33 am
- Karka16 Dec, 6:27 am
- Simha18 Dec, 3:46 pm
- Kanya21 Dec, 4:00 am
- Tula23 Dec, 4:48 pm
- Vrishchika26 Dec, 3:27 am
- Dhanu28 Dec, 10:47 am
- Makara30 Dec, 3:22 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 1997: 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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