Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2002
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2002. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Brisbane (Australia/Brisbane, AEST).
Chandra’s signs through 2002
- Simha2 Jan, 11:30 pm
- Kanya5 Jan, 1:08 am
- Tula7 Jan, 4:04 am
- Vrishchika9 Jan, 8:55 am
- Dhanu11 Jan, 3:50 pm
- Makara14 Jan, 12:49 am
- Kumbha16 Jan, 11:45 am
- Meena19 Jan, 12:11 am
- Mesha21 Jan, 12:38 pm
- Vrishabha23 Jan, 10:59 pm
- Mithuna26 Jan, 5:37 am
- Karka28 Jan, 8:30 am
- Simha30 Jan, 8:55 am
- Kanya1 Feb, 8:50 am
- Tula3 Feb, 10:12 am
- Vrishchika5 Feb, 2:20 pm
- Dhanu7 Feb, 9:32 pm
- Makara10 Feb, 7:15 am
- Kumbha12 Feb, 6:37 pm
- Meena15 Feb, 7:02 am
- Mesha17 Feb, 7:41 pm
- Vrishabha20 Feb, 7:03 am
- Mithuna22 Feb, 3:17 pm
- Karka24 Feb, 7:26 pm
- Simha26 Feb, 8:07 pm
- Kanya28 Feb, 7:10 pm
- Tula2 Mar, 6:51 pm
- Vrishchika4 Mar, 9:11 pm
- Dhanu7 Mar, 3:18 am
- Makara9 Mar, 12:53 pm
- Kumbha12 Mar, 12:37 am
- Meena14 Mar, 1:11 pm
- Mesha17 Mar, 1:44 am
- Vrishabha19 Mar, 1:23 pm
- Mithuna21 Mar, 10:48 pm
- Karka24 Mar, 4:41 am
- Simha26 Mar, 6:52 am
- Kanya28 Mar, 6:29 am
- Tula30 Mar, 5:36 am
- Vrishchika1 Apr, 6:27 am
- Dhanu3 Apr, 10:47 am
- Makara5 Apr, 7:11 pm
- Kumbha8 Apr, 6:37 am
- Meena10 Apr, 7:18 pm
- Mesha13 Apr, 7:43 am
- Vrishabha15 Apr, 7:02 pm
- Mithuna18 Apr, 4:34 am
- Karka20 Apr, 11:31 am
- Simha22 Apr, 3:22 pm
- Kanya24 Apr, 4:33 pm
- Tula26 Apr, 4:28 pm
- Vrishchika28 Apr, 5:02 pm
- Dhanu30 Apr, 8:10 pm
- Makara3 May, 3:03 am
- Kumbha5 May, 1:32 pm
- Meena8 May, 1:59 am
- Mesha10 May, 2:22 pm
- Vrishabha13 May, 1:17 am
- Mithuna15 May, 10:13 am
- Karka17 May, 4:58 pm
- Simha19 May, 9:33 pm
- Kanya22 May, 12:10 am
- Tula24 May, 1:36 am
- Vrishchika26 May, 3:05 am
- Dhanu28 May, 6:10 am
- Makara30 May, 12:09 pm
- Kumbha1 Jun, 9:33 pm
- Meena4 Jun, 9:30 am
- Mesha6 Jun, 9:56 pm
- Vrishabha9 Jun, 8:47 am
- Mithuna11 Jun, 5:05 pm
- Karka13 Jun, 10:56 pm
- Simha16 Jun, 2:56 am
- Kanya18 Jun, 5:52 am
- Tula20 Jun, 8:23 am
- Vrishchika22 Jun, 11:13 am
- Dhanu24 Jun, 3:12 pm
- Makara26 Jun, 9:15 pm
- Kumbha29 Jun, 6:04 am
- Meena1 Jul, 5:30 pm
- Mesha4 Jul, 6:01 am
- Vrishabha6 Jul, 5:16 pm
- Mithuna9 Jul, 1:33 am
- Karka11 Jul, 6:37 am
- Simha13 Jul, 9:28 am
- Kanya15 Jul, 11:27 am
- Tula17 Jul, 1:49 pm
- Vrishchika19 Jul, 5:21 pm
- Dhanu21 Jul, 10:24 pm
- Makara24 Jul, 5:14 am
- Kumbha26 Jul, 2:11 pm
- Meena29 Jul, 1:21 am
- Mesha31 Jul, 1:56 pm
- Vrishabha3 Aug, 1:52 am
- Mithuna5 Aug, 10:53 am
- Karka7 Aug, 4:03 pm
- Simha9 Aug, 6:05 pm
- Kanya11 Aug, 6:43 pm
- Tula13 Aug, 7:48 pm
- Vrishchika15 Aug, 10:45 pm
- Dhanu18 Aug, 4:06 am
- Makara20 Aug, 11:42 am
- Kumbha22 Aug, 9:14 pm
- Meena25 Aug, 8:31 am
- Mesha27 Aug, 9:07 pm
- Vrishabha30 Aug, 9:38 am
- Mithuna1 Sep, 7:50 pm
- Karka4 Sep, 2:04 am
- Simha6 Sep, 4:23 am
- Kanya8 Sep, 4:17 am
- Tula10 Sep, 3:56 am
- Vrishchika12 Sep, 5:20 am
- Dhanu14 Sep, 9:43 am
- Makara16 Sep, 5:15 pm
- Kumbha19 Sep, 3:15 am
- Meena21 Sep, 2:53 pm
- Mesha24 Sep, 3:30 am
- Vrishabha26 Sep, 4:12 pm
- Mithuna29 Sep, 3:20 am
- Karka1 Oct, 11:07 am
- Simha3 Oct, 2:47 pm
- Kanya5 Oct, 3:13 pm
- Tula7 Oct, 2:19 pm
- Vrishchika9 Oct, 2:17 pm
- Dhanu11 Oct, 4:59 pm
- Makara13 Oct, 11:20 pm
- Kumbha16 Oct, 9:03 am
- Meena18 Oct, 8:54 pm
- Mesha21 Oct, 9:34 am
- Vrishabha23 Oct, 10:04 pm
- Mithuna26 Oct, 9:21 am
- Karka28 Oct, 6:10 pm
- Simha30 Oct, 11:33 pm
- Kanya2 Nov, 1:35 am
- Tula4 Nov, 1:30 am
- Vrishchika6 Nov, 1:10 am
- Dhanu8 Nov, 2:33 am
- Makara10 Nov, 7:14 am
- Kumbha12 Nov, 3:46 pm
- Meena15 Nov, 3:17 am
- Mesha17 Nov, 4:02 pm
- Vrishabha20 Nov, 4:18 am
- Mithuna22 Nov, 3:04 pm
- Karka24 Nov, 11:45 pm
- Simha27 Nov, 5:58 am
- Kanya29 Nov, 9:39 am
- Tula1 Dec, 11:18 am
- Vrishchika3 Dec, 12:01 pm
- Dhanu5 Dec, 1:22 pm
- Makara7 Dec, 4:59 pm
- Kumbha10 Dec, 12:05 am
- Meena12 Dec, 10:43 am
- Mesha14 Dec, 11:20 pm
- Vrishabha17 Dec, 11:39 am
- Mithuna19 Dec, 9:56 pm
- Karka22 Dec, 5:44 am
- Simha24 Dec, 11:22 am
- Kanya26 Dec, 3:26 pm
- Tula28 Dec, 6:24 pm
- Vrishchika30 Dec, 8:46 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2002: 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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