Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2003
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2003. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Vancouver (America/Vancouver, PST/PDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2003
- Dhanu1 Jan, 5:18 am
- Makara3 Jan, 9:07 am
- Kumbha5 Jan, 3:29 pm
- Meena8 Jan, 1:08 am
- Mesha10 Jan, 1:24 pm
- Vrishabha13 Jan, 1:59 am
- Mithuna15 Jan, 12:26 pm
- Karka17 Jan, 7:37 pm
- Simha20 Jan, 12:04 am
- Kanya22 Jan, 3:04 am
- Tula24 Jan, 5:47 am
- Vrishchika26 Jan, 8:56 am
- Dhanu28 Jan, 12:49 pm
- Makara30 Jan, 5:46 pm
- Kumbha2 Feb, 12:29 am
- Meena4 Feb, 9:44 am
- Mesha6 Feb, 9:36 pm
- Vrishabha9 Feb, 10:29 am
- Mithuna11 Feb, 9:41 pm
- Karka14 Feb, 5:15 am
- Simha16 Feb, 9:09 am
- Kanya18 Feb, 10:48 am
- Tula20 Feb, 12:02 pm
- Vrishchika22 Feb, 2:19 pm
- Dhanu24 Feb, 6:22 pm
- Makara27 Feb, 12:14 am
- Kumbha1 Mar, 7:52 am
- Meena3 Mar, 5:30 pm
- Mesha6 Mar, 5:14 am
- Vrishabha8 Mar, 6:14 pm
- Mithuna11 Mar, 6:19 am
- Karka13 Mar, 3:04 pm
- Simha15 Mar, 7:38 pm
- Kanya17 Mar, 8:55 pm
- Tula19 Mar, 8:51 pm
- Vrishchika21 Mar, 9:26 pm
- Dhanu24 Mar, 12:09 am
- Makara26 Mar, 5:37 am
- Kumbha28 Mar, 1:44 pm
- Meena30 Mar, 11:59 pm
- Mesha2 Apr, 11:58 am
- Vrishabha5 Apr, 12:58 am
- Mithuna7 Apr, 2:31 pm
- Karka10 Apr, 12:33 am
- Simha12 Apr, 6:37 am
- Kanya14 Apr, 8:50 am
- Tula16 Apr, 8:39 am
- Vrishchika18 Apr, 8:04 am
- Dhanu20 Apr, 9:02 am
- Makara22 Apr, 12:58 pm
- Kumbha24 Apr, 8:22 pm
- Meena27 Apr, 6:45 am
- Mesha29 Apr, 7:03 pm
- Vrishabha2 May, 8:04 am
- Mithuna4 May, 8:34 pm
- Karka7 May, 7:12 am
- Simha9 May, 2:40 pm
- Kanya11 May, 6:33 pm
- Tula13 May, 7:30 pm
- Vrishchika15 May, 7:02 pm
- Dhanu17 May, 7:03 pm
- Makara19 May, 9:22 pm
- Kumbha22 May, 3:15 am
- Meena24 May, 12:53 pm
- Mesha27 May, 1:08 am
- Vrishabha29 May, 2:10 pm
- Mithuna1 Jun, 2:24 am
- Karka3 Jun, 12:49 pm
- Simha5 Jun, 8:47 pm
- Kanya8 Jun, 2:00 am
- Tula10 Jun, 4:37 am
- Vrishchika12 Jun, 5:23 am
- Dhanu14 Jun, 5:43 am
- Makara16 Jun, 7:18 am
- Kumbha18 Jun, 11:48 am
- Meena20 Jun, 8:10 pm
- Mesha23 Jun, 7:52 am
- Vrishabha25 Jun, 8:52 pm
- Mithuna28 Jun, 8:54 am
- Karka30 Jun, 6:45 pm
- Simha3 Jul, 2:14 am
- Kanya5 Jul, 7:41 am
- Tula7 Jul, 11:24 am
- Vrishchika9 Jul, 1:42 pm
- Dhanu11 Jul, 3:15 pm
- Makara13 Jul, 5:16 pm
- Kumbha15 Jul, 9:16 pm
- Meena18 Jul, 4:37 am
- Mesha20 Jul, 3:30 pm
- Vrishabha23 Jul, 4:20 am
- Mithuna25 Jul, 4:27 pm
- Karka28 Jul, 1:57 am
- Simha30 Jul, 8:37 am
- Kanya1 Aug, 1:15 pm
- Tula3 Aug, 4:48 pm
- Vrishchika5 Aug, 7:50 pm
- Dhanu7 Aug, 10:41 pm
- Makara10 Aug, 1:52 am
- Kumbha12 Aug, 6:22 am
- Meena14 Aug, 1:24 pm
- Mesha16 Aug, 11:41 pm
- Vrishabha19 Aug, 12:17 pm
- Mithuna22 Aug, 12:43 am
- Karka24 Aug, 10:30 am
- Simha26 Aug, 4:47 pm
- Kanya28 Aug, 8:23 pm
- Tula30 Aug, 10:47 pm
- Vrishchika2 Sep, 1:12 am
- Dhanu4 Sep, 4:20 am
- Makara6 Sep, 8:29 am
- Kumbha8 Sep, 2:00 pm
- Meena10 Sep, 9:33 pm
- Mesha13 Sep, 7:42 am
- Vrishabha15 Sep, 8:07 pm
- Mithuna18 Sep, 8:57 am
- Karka20 Sep, 7:34 pm
- Simha23 Sep, 2:24 am
- Kanya25 Sep, 5:42 am
- Tula27 Sep, 6:57 am
- Vrishchika29 Sep, 7:54 am
- Dhanu1 Oct, 9:58 am
- Makara3 Oct, 1:56 pm
- Kumbha5 Oct, 8:04 pm
- Meena8 Oct, 4:24 am
- Mesha10 Oct, 2:56 pm
- Vrishabha13 Oct, 3:20 am
- Mithuna15 Oct, 4:22 pm
- Karka18 Oct, 3:57 am
- Simha20 Oct, 12:06 pm
- Kanya22 Oct, 4:16 pm
- Tula24 Oct, 5:23 pm
- Vrishchika26 Oct, 4:11 pm
- Dhanu28 Oct, 4:34 pm
- Makara30 Oct, 7:04 pm
- Kumbha2 Nov, 12:36 am
- Meena4 Nov, 9:12 am
- Mesha6 Nov, 8:16 pm
- Vrishabha9 Nov, 8:50 am
- Mithuna11 Nov, 9:50 pm
- Karka14 Nov, 9:52 am
- Simha16 Nov, 7:21 pm
- Kanya19 Nov, 1:13 am
- Tula21 Nov, 3:31 am
- Vrishchika23 Nov, 3:26 am
- Dhanu25 Nov, 2:47 am
- Makara27 Nov, 3:33 am
- Kumbha29 Nov, 7:25 am
- Meena1 Dec, 3:09 pm
- Mesha4 Dec, 2:13 am
- Vrishabha6 Dec, 3:02 pm
- Mithuna9 Dec, 3:55 am
- Karka11 Dec, 3:44 pm
- Simha14 Dec, 1:39 am
- Kanya16 Dec, 8:55 am
- Tula18 Dec, 1:06 pm
- Vrishchika20 Dec, 2:29 pm
- Dhanu22 Dec, 2:15 pm
- Makara24 Dec, 2:15 pm
- Kumbha26 Dec, 4:31 pm
- Meena28 Dec, 10:37 pm
- Mesha31 Dec, 8:49 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2003: 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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