Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2004
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2004. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Houston (America/Chicago, CST/CDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2004
- Vrishabha2 Jan, 11:33 pm
- Mithuna5 Jan, 12:26 pm
- Karka7 Jan, 11:49 pm
- Simha10 Jan, 9:12 am
- Kanya12 Jan, 4:37 pm
- Tula14 Jan, 9:58 pm
- Vrishchika17 Jan, 1:09 am
- Dhanu19 Jan, 2:30 am
- Makara21 Jan, 3:12 am
- Kumbha23 Jan, 5:02 am
- Meena25 Jan, 9:52 am
- Mesha27 Jan, 6:45 pm
- Vrishabha30 Jan, 6:54 am
- Mithuna1 Feb, 7:49 pm
- Karka4 Feb, 7:06 am
- Simha6 Feb, 3:49 pm
- Kanya8 Feb, 10:20 pm
- Tula11 Feb, 3:20 am
- Vrishchika13 Feb, 7:11 am
- Dhanu15 Feb, 10:00 am
- Makara17 Feb, 12:14 pm
- Kumbha19 Feb, 2:57 pm
- Meena21 Feb, 7:40 pm
- Mesha24 Feb, 3:41 am
- Vrishabha26 Feb, 3:03 pm
- Mithuna29 Feb, 3:55 am
- Karka2 Mar, 3:32 pm
- Simha5 Mar, 12:11 am
- Kanya7 Mar, 5:53 am
- Tula9 Mar, 9:40 am
- Vrishchika11 Mar, 12:38 pm
- Dhanu13 Mar, 3:30 pm
- Makara15 Mar, 6:42 pm
- Kumbha17 Mar, 10:42 pm
- Meena20 Mar, 4:19 am
- Mesha22 Mar, 12:25 pm
- Vrishabha24 Mar, 11:20 pm
- Mithuna27 Mar, 12:02 pm
- Karka30 Mar, 12:12 am
- Simha1 Apr, 9:33 am
- Kanya3 Apr, 3:20 pm
- Tula5 Apr, 7:17 pm
- Vrishchika7 Apr, 8:49 pm
- Dhanu9 Apr, 10:23 pm
- Makara12 Apr, 1:03 am
- Kumbha14 Apr, 5:30 am
- Meena16 Apr, 12:03 pm
- Mesha18 Apr, 8:53 pm
- Vrishabha21 Apr, 7:57 am
- Mithuna23 Apr, 8:34 pm
- Karka26 Apr, 9:08 am
- Simha28 Apr, 7:33 pm
- Kanya1 May, 2:23 am
- Tula3 May, 5:36 am
- Vrishchika5 May, 6:22 am
- Dhanu7 May, 6:27 am
- Makara9 May, 7:32 am
- Kumbha11 May, 11:03 am
- Meena13 May, 5:36 pm
- Mesha16 May, 3:00 am
- Vrishabha18 May, 2:32 pm
- Mithuna21 May, 3:13 am
- Karka23 May, 3:55 pm
- Simha26 May, 3:10 am
- Kanya28 May, 11:25 am
- Tula30 May, 3:55 pm
- Vrishchika1 Jun, 5:09 pm
- Dhanu3 Jun, 4:37 pm
- Makara5 Jun, 4:17 pm
- Kumbha7 Jun, 6:07 pm
- Meena9 Jun, 11:30 pm
- Mesha12 Jun, 8:38 am
- Vrishabha14 Jun, 8:25 pm
- Mithuna17 Jun, 9:16 am
- Karka19 Jun, 9:53 pm
- Simha22 Jun, 9:20 am
- Kanya24 Jun, 6:35 pm
- Tula27 Jun, 12:40 am
- Vrishchika29 Jun, 3:20 am
- Dhanu1 Jul, 3:26 am
- Makara3 Jul, 2:41 am
- Kumbha5 Jul, 3:14 am
- Meena7 Jul, 7:02 am
- Mesha9 Jul, 3:01 pm
- Vrishabha12 Jul, 2:26 am
- Mithuna14 Jul, 3:19 pm
- Karka17 Jul, 3:49 am
- Simha19 Jul, 2:56 pm
- Kanya22 Jul, 12:16 am
- Tula24 Jul, 7:18 am
- Vrishchika26 Jul, 11:33 am
- Dhanu28 Jul, 1:08 pm
- Makara30 Jul, 1:11 pm
- Kumbha1 Aug, 1:32 pm
- Meena3 Aug, 4:15 pm
- Mesha5 Aug, 10:51 pm
- Vrishabha8 Aug, 9:20 am
- Mithuna10 Aug, 9:59 pm
- Karka13 Aug, 10:25 am
- Simha15 Aug, 9:09 pm
- Kanya18 Aug, 5:53 am
- Tula20 Aug, 12:43 pm
- Vrishchika22 Aug, 5:39 pm
- Dhanu24 Aug, 8:38 pm
- Makara26 Aug, 10:10 pm
- Kumbha28 Aug, 11:26 pm
- Meena31 Aug, 2:09 am
- Mesha2 Sep, 7:54 am
- Vrishabha4 Sep, 5:21 pm
- Mithuna7 Sep, 5:31 am
- Karka9 Sep, 6:00 pm
- Simha12 Sep, 4:41 am
- Kanya14 Sep, 12:48 pm
- Tula16 Sep, 6:42 pm
- Vrishchika18 Sep, 11:01 pm
- Dhanu21 Sep, 2:17 am
- Makara23 Sep, 4:55 am
- Kumbha25 Sep, 7:34 am
- Meena27 Sep, 11:14 am
- Mesha29 Sep, 5:07 pm
- Vrishabha2 Oct, 2:00 am
- Mithuna4 Oct, 1:37 pm
- Karka7 Oct, 2:12 am
- Simha9 Oct, 1:21 pm
- Kanya11 Oct, 9:32 pm
- Tula14 Oct, 2:41 am
- Vrishchika16 Oct, 5:45 am
- Dhanu18 Oct, 7:56 am
- Makara20 Oct, 10:19 am
- Kumbha22 Oct, 1:39 pm
- Meena24 Oct, 6:28 pm
- Mesha27 Oct, 1:15 am
- Vrishabha29 Oct, 10:19 am
- Mithuna31 Oct, 8:39 pm
- Karka3 Nov, 9:15 am
- Simha5 Nov, 9:09 pm
- Kanya8 Nov, 6:15 am
- Tula10 Nov, 11:40 am
- Vrishchika12 Nov, 1:59 pm
- Dhanu14 Nov, 2:42 pm
- Makara16 Nov, 3:34 pm
- Kumbha18 Nov, 6:05 pm
- Meena20 Nov, 11:07 pm
- Mesha23 Nov, 6:42 am
- Vrishabha25 Nov, 4:29 pm
- Mithuna28 Nov, 3:57 am
- Karka30 Nov, 4:31 pm
- Simha3 Dec, 4:56 am
- Kanya5 Dec, 3:20 pm
- Tula7 Dec, 10:07 pm
- Vrishchika10 Dec, 12:59 am
- Dhanu12 Dec, 1:06 am
- Makara14 Dec, 12:27 am
- Kumbha16 Dec, 1:11 am
- Meena18 Dec, 4:56 am
- Mesha20 Dec, 12:16 pm
- Vrishabha22 Dec, 10:29 pm
- Mithuna25 Dec, 10:23 am
- Karka27 Dec, 10:57 pm
- Simha30 Dec, 11:24 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2004: 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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