Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2001
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2001. Every entry is listed below.
Times in New York (America/New York, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2001
- Meena1 Jan, 5:12 am
- Mesha3 Jan, 2:39 pm
- Vrishabha5 Jan, 8:15 pm
- Mithuna7 Jan, 10:15 pm
- Karka9 Jan, 10:03 pm
- Simha11 Jan, 9:34 pm
- Kanya13 Jan, 10:41 pm
- Tula16 Jan, 2:54 am
- Vrishchika18 Jan, 10:45 am
- Dhanu20 Jan, 9:38 pm
- Makara23 Jan, 10:14 am
- Kumbha25 Jan, 11:14 pm
- Meena28 Jan, 11:27 am
- Mesha30 Jan, 9:46 pm
- Vrishabha2 Feb, 5:03 am
- Mithuna4 Feb, 8:49 am
- Karka6 Feb, 9:37 am
- Simha8 Feb, 8:55 am
- Kanya10 Feb, 8:44 am
- Tula12 Feb, 11:05 am
- Vrishchika14 Feb, 5:24 pm
- Dhanu17 Feb, 3:41 am
- Makara19 Feb, 4:23 pm
- Kumbha22 Feb, 5:23 am
- Meena24 Feb, 5:17 pm
- Mesha27 Feb, 3:27 am
- Vrishabha1 Mar, 11:28 am
- Mithuna3 Mar, 4:50 pm
- Karka5 Mar, 7:27 pm
- Simha7 Mar, 7:57 pm
- Kanya9 Mar, 7:52 pm
- Tula11 Mar, 9:15 pm
- Vrishchika14 Mar, 1:58 am
- Dhanu16 Mar, 10:55 am
- Makara18 Mar, 11:07 pm
- Kumbha21 Mar, 12:07 pm
- Meena23 Mar, 11:47 pm
- Mesha26 Mar, 9:20 am
- Vrishabha28 Mar, 4:53 pm
- Mithuna30 Mar, 10:37 pm
- Karka2 Apr, 3:31 am
- Simha4 Apr, 5:40 am
- Kanya6 Apr, 6:53 am
- Tula8 Apr, 8:37 am
- Vrishchika10 Apr, 12:42 pm
- Dhanu12 Apr, 8:28 pm
- Makara15 Apr, 7:47 am
- Kumbha17 Apr, 8:38 pm
- Meena20 Apr, 8:23 am
- Mesha22 Apr, 5:34 pm
- Vrishabha25 Apr, 12:15 am
- Mithuna27 Apr, 5:10 am
- Karka29 Apr, 8:56 am
- Simha1 May, 11:55 am
- Kanya3 May, 2:29 pm
- Tula5 May, 5:26 pm
- Vrishchika7 May, 10:01 pm
- Dhanu10 May, 5:26 am
- Makara12 May, 4:02 pm
- Kumbha15 May, 4:37 am
- Meena17 May, 4:41 pm
- Mesha20 May, 2:09 am
- Vrishabha22 May, 8:26 am
- Mithuna24 May, 12:18 pm
- Karka26 May, 2:54 pm
- Simha28 May, 5:17 pm
- Kanya30 May, 8:11 pm
- Tula2 Jun, 12:08 am
- Vrishchika4 Jun, 5:45 am
- Dhanu6 Jun, 1:38 pm
- Makara9 Jun, 12:06 am
- Kumbha11 Jun, 12:28 pm
- Meena14 Jun, 12:54 am
- Mesha16 Jun, 11:09 am
- Vrishabha18 Jun, 5:56 pm
- Mithuna20 Jun, 9:27 pm
- Karka22 Jun, 10:55 pm
- Simha24 Jun, 11:53 pm
- Kanya27 Jun, 1:46 am
- Tula29 Jun, 5:36 am
- Vrishchika1 Jul, 11:50 am
- Dhanu3 Jul, 8:30 pm
- Makara6 Jul, 7:19 am
- Kumbha8 Jul, 7:40 pm
- Meena11 Jul, 8:19 am
- Mesha13 Jul, 7:29 pm
- Vrishabha16 Jul, 3:27 am
- Mithuna18 Jul, 7:41 am
- Karka20 Jul, 8:53 am
- Simha22 Jul, 8:42 am
- Kanya24 Jul, 9:02 am
- Tula26 Jul, 11:34 am
- Vrishchika28 Jul, 5:20 pm
- Dhanu31 Jul, 2:18 am
- Makara2 Aug, 1:35 pm
- Kumbha5 Aug, 2:05 am
- Meena7 Aug, 2:46 pm
- Mesha10 Aug, 2:27 am
- Vrishabha12 Aug, 11:42 am
- Mithuna14 Aug, 5:24 pm
- Karka16 Aug, 7:32 pm
- Simha18 Aug, 7:15 pm
- Kanya20 Aug, 6:31 pm
- Tula22 Aug, 7:27 pm
- Vrishchika24 Aug, 11:48 pm
- Dhanu27 Aug, 8:06 am
- Makara29 Aug, 7:27 pm
- Kumbha1 Sep, 8:07 am
- Meena3 Sep, 8:41 pm
- Mesha6 Sep, 8:18 am
- Vrishabha8 Sep, 6:10 pm
- Mithuna11 Sep, 1:18 am
- Karka13 Sep, 5:05 am
- Simha15 Sep, 5:55 am
- Kanya17 Sep, 5:19 am
- Tula19 Sep, 5:21 am
- Vrishchika21 Sep, 8:10 am
- Dhanu23 Sep, 3:05 pm
- Makara26 Sep, 1:47 am
- Kumbha28 Sep, 2:25 pm
- Meena1 Oct, 2:55 am
- Mesha3 Oct, 2:07 pm
- Vrishabha5 Oct, 11:41 pm
- Mithuna8 Oct, 7:15 am
- Karka10 Oct, 12:23 pm
- Simha12 Oct, 2:55 pm
- Kanya14 Oct, 3:35 pm
- Tula16 Oct, 4:00 pm
- Vrishchika18 Oct, 6:09 pm
- Dhanu20 Oct, 11:45 pm
- Makara23 Oct, 9:17 am
- Kumbha25 Oct, 9:31 pm
- Meena28 Oct, 9:03 am
- Mesha30 Oct, 8:01 pm
- Vrishabha2 Nov, 4:51 am
- Mithuna4 Nov, 11:44 am
- Karka6 Nov, 4:55 pm
- Simha8 Nov, 8:28 pm
- Kanya10 Nov, 10:43 pm
- Tula13 Nov, 12:31 am
- Vrishchika15 Nov, 3:14 am
- Dhanu17 Nov, 8:24 am
- Makara19 Nov, 4:57 pm
- Kumbha22 Nov, 4:30 am
- Meena24 Nov, 5:05 pm
- Mesha27 Nov, 4:19 am
- Vrishabha29 Nov, 12:52 pm
- Mithuna1 Dec, 6:45 pm
- Karka3 Dec, 10:47 pm
- Simha6 Dec, 1:49 am
- Kanya8 Dec, 4:34 am
- Tula10 Dec, 7:38 am
- Vrishchika12 Dec, 11:41 am
- Dhanu14 Dec, 5:31 pm
- Makara17 Dec, 1:52 am
- Kumbha19 Dec, 12:52 pm
- Meena22 Dec, 1:24 am
- Mesha24 Dec, 1:16 pm
- Vrishabha26 Dec, 10:25 pm
- Mithuna29 Dec, 4:05 am
- Karka31 Dec, 6:59 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2001: 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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