Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2005
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2005. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 2005
- Kanya2 Jan, 10:07 am
- Tula4 Jan, 6:31 pm
- Vrishchika6 Jan, 11:03 pm
- Dhanu9 Jan, 12:03 am
- Makara10 Jan, 11:07 pm
- Kumbha12 Jan, 10:29 pm
- Meena15 Jan, 12:23 am
- Mesha17 Jan, 6:12 am
- Vrishabha19 Jan, 3:52 pm
- Mithuna22 Jan, 3:54 am
- Karka24 Jan, 4:35 pm
- Simha27 Jan, 4:48 am
- Kanya29 Jan, 3:56 pm
- Tula1 Feb, 1:06 am
- Vrishchika3 Feb, 7:17 am
- Dhanu5 Feb, 10:06 am
- Makara7 Feb, 10:20 am
- Kumbha9 Feb, 9:46 am
- Meena11 Feb, 10:36 am
- Mesha13 Feb, 2:44 pm
- Vrishabha15 Feb, 10:57 pm
- Mithuna18 Feb, 10:26 am
- Karka20 Feb, 11:08 pm
- Simha23 Feb, 11:14 am
- Kanya25 Feb, 9:49 pm
- Tula28 Feb, 6:35 am
- Vrishchika2 Mar, 1:13 pm
- Dhanu4 Mar, 5:24 pm
- Makara6 Mar, 7:23 pm
- Kumbha8 Mar, 8:10 pm
- Meena10 Mar, 9:22 pm
- Mesha13 Mar, 12:46 am
- Vrishabha15 Mar, 7:39 am
- Mithuna17 Mar, 6:05 pm
- Karka20 Mar, 6:30 am
- Simha22 Mar, 6:41 pm
- Kanya25 Mar, 4:58 am
- Tula27 Mar, 12:55 pm
- Vrishchika29 Mar, 6:45 pm
- Dhanu31 Mar, 10:54 pm
- Makara3 Apr, 1:48 am
- Kumbha5 Apr, 4:04 am
- Meena7 Apr, 6:36 am
- Mesha9 Apr, 10:32 am
- Vrishabha11 Apr, 5:00 pm
- Mithuna14 Apr, 2:33 am
- Karka16 Apr, 2:31 pm
- Simha19 Apr, 2:53 am
- Kanya21 Apr, 1:26 pm
- Tula23 Apr, 9:01 pm
- Vrishchika26 Apr, 1:49 am
- Dhanu28 Apr, 4:49 am
- Makara30 Apr, 7:11 am
- Kumbha2 May, 9:51 am
- Meena4 May, 1:29 pm
- Mesha6 May, 6:33 pm
- Vrishabha9 May, 1:33 am
- Mithuna11 May, 10:56 am
- Karka13 May, 10:32 pm
- Simha16 May, 11:05 am
- Kanya18 May, 10:21 pm
- Tula21 May, 6:25 am
- Vrishchika23 May, 10:52 am
- Dhanu25 May, 12:45 pm
- Makara27 May, 1:42 pm
- Kumbha29 May, 3:23 pm
- Meena31 May, 6:55 pm
- Mesha3 Jun, 12:41 am
- Vrishabha5 Jun, 8:32 am
- Mithuna7 Jun, 6:20 pm
- Karka10 Jun, 5:55 am
- Simha12 Jun, 6:35 pm
- Kanya15 Jun, 6:36 am
- Tula17 Jun, 3:48 pm
- Vrishchika19 Jun, 8:57 pm
- Dhanu21 Jun, 10:36 pm
- Makara23 Jun, 10:27 pm
- Kumbha25 Jun, 10:35 pm
- Meena28 Jun, 12:49 am
- Mesha30 Jun, 6:05 am
- Vrishabha2 Jul, 2:16 pm
- Mithuna5 Jul, 12:37 am
- Karka7 Jul, 12:26 pm
- Simha10 Jul, 1:09 am
- Kanya12 Jul, 1:36 pm
- Tula14 Jul, 11:57 pm
- Vrishchika17 Jul, 6:33 am
- Dhanu19 Jul, 9:06 am
- Makara21 Jul, 8:53 am
- Kumbha23 Jul, 8:02 am
- Meena25 Jul, 8:41 am
- Mesha27 Jul, 12:28 pm
- Vrishabha29 Jul, 7:55 pm
- Mithuna1 Aug, 6:18 am
- Karka3 Aug, 6:24 pm
- Simha6 Aug, 7:06 am
- Kanya8 Aug, 7:33 pm
- Tula11 Aug, 6:28 am
- Vrishchika13 Aug, 2:25 pm
- Dhanu15 Aug, 6:35 pm
- Makara17 Aug, 7:30 pm
- Kumbha19 Aug, 6:48 pm
- Meena21 Aug, 6:36 pm
- Mesha23 Aug, 8:51 pm
- Vrishabha26 Aug, 2:49 am
- Mithuna28 Aug, 12:26 pm
- Karka31 Aug, 12:27 am
- Simha2 Sep, 1:11 pm
- Kanya5 Sep, 1:20 am
- Tula7 Sep, 12:02 pm
- Vrishchika9 Sep, 8:28 pm
- Dhanu12 Sep, 1:59 am
- Makara14 Sep, 4:35 am
- Kumbha16 Sep, 5:11 am
- Meena18 Sep, 5:21 am
- Mesha20 Sep, 6:56 am
- Vrishabha22 Sep, 11:31 am
- Mithuna24 Sep, 7:51 pm
- Karka27 Sep, 7:17 am
- Simha29 Sep, 7:59 pm
- Kanya2 Oct, 7:58 am
- Tula4 Oct, 6:04 pm
- Vrishchika7 Oct, 1:56 am
- Dhanu9 Oct, 7:37 am
- Makara11 Oct, 11:20 am
- Kumbha13 Oct, 1:32 pm
- Meena15 Oct, 3:06 pm
- Mesha17 Oct, 5:14 pm
- Vrishabha19 Oct, 9:20 pm
- Mithuna22 Oct, 4:35 am
- Karka24 Oct, 3:09 pm
- Simha27 Oct, 3:42 am
- Kanya29 Oct, 3:50 pm
- Tula1 Nov, 1:38 am
- Vrishchika3 Nov, 8:36 am
- Dhanu5 Nov, 1:18 pm
- Makara7 Nov, 4:42 pm
- Kumbha9 Nov, 7:35 pm
- Meena11 Nov, 10:31 pm
- Mesha14 Nov, 2:00 am
- Vrishabha16 Nov, 6:45 am
- Mithuna18 Nov, 1:44 pm
- Karka20 Nov, 11:37 pm
- Simha23 Nov, 11:53 am
- Kanya26 Nov, 12:25 am
- Tula28 Nov, 10:41 am
- Vrishchika30 Nov, 5:23 pm
- Dhanu2 Dec, 9:00 pm
- Makara4 Dec, 11:02 pm
- Kumbha7 Dec, 1:01 am
- Meena9 Dec, 4:03 am
- Mesha11 Dec, 8:29 am
- Vrishabha13 Dec, 2:23 pm
- Mithuna15 Dec, 10:01 pm
- Karka18 Dec, 7:49 am
- Simha20 Dec, 7:50 pm
- Kanya23 Dec, 8:44 am
- Tula25 Dec, 8:00 pm
- Vrishchika28 Dec, 3:31 am
- Dhanu30 Dec, 7:02 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2005: 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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