Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2005
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2005. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Dallas (America/Chicago, CST/CDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2005
- Kanya1 Jan, 10:37 pm
- Tula4 Jan, 7:01 am
- Vrishchika6 Jan, 11:33 am
- Dhanu8 Jan, 12:33 pm
- Makara10 Jan, 11:37 am
- Kumbha12 Jan, 10:59 am
- Meena14 Jan, 12:53 pm
- Mesha16 Jan, 6:42 pm
- Vrishabha19 Jan, 4:22 am
- Mithuna21 Jan, 4:24 pm
- Karka24 Jan, 5:05 am
- Simha26 Jan, 5:18 pm
- Kanya29 Jan, 4:26 am
- Tula31 Jan, 1:36 pm
- Vrishchika2 Feb, 7:47 pm
- Dhanu4 Feb, 10:36 pm
- Makara6 Feb, 10:50 pm
- Kumbha8 Feb, 10:16 pm
- Meena10 Feb, 11:06 pm
- Mesha13 Feb, 3:14 am
- Vrishabha15 Feb, 11:27 am
- Mithuna17 Feb, 10:56 pm
- Karka20 Feb, 11:38 am
- Simha22 Feb, 11:44 pm
- Kanya25 Feb, 10:19 am
- Tula27 Feb, 7:05 pm
- Vrishchika2 Mar, 1:43 am
- Dhanu4 Mar, 5:54 am
- Makara6 Mar, 7:53 am
- Kumbha8 Mar, 8:40 am
- Meena10 Mar, 9:52 am
- Mesha12 Mar, 1:16 pm
- Vrishabha14 Mar, 8:09 pm
- Mithuna17 Mar, 6:35 am
- Karka19 Mar, 7:00 pm
- Simha22 Mar, 7:11 am
- Kanya24 Mar, 5:28 pm
- Tula27 Mar, 1:25 am
- Vrishchika29 Mar, 7:15 am
- Dhanu31 Mar, 11:24 am
- Makara2 Apr, 2:18 pm
- Kumbha4 Apr, 5:34 pm
- Meena6 Apr, 8:06 pm
- Mesha9 Apr, 12:02 am
- Vrishabha11 Apr, 6:30 am
- Mithuna13 Apr, 4:03 pm
- Karka16 Apr, 4:01 am
- Simha18 Apr, 4:23 pm
- Kanya21 Apr, 2:56 am
- Tula23 Apr, 10:31 am
- Vrishchika25 Apr, 3:19 pm
- Dhanu27 Apr, 6:19 pm
- Makara29 Apr, 8:41 pm
- Kumbha1 May, 11:21 pm
- Meena4 May, 2:59 am
- Mesha6 May, 8:03 am
- Vrishabha8 May, 3:03 pm
- Mithuna11 May, 12:26 am
- Karka13 May, 12:02 pm
- Simha16 May, 12:35 am
- Kanya18 May, 11:51 am
- Tula20 May, 7:55 pm
- Vrishchika23 May, 12:22 am
- Dhanu25 May, 2:15 am
- Makara27 May, 3:12 am
- Kumbha29 May, 4:53 am
- Meena31 May, 8:25 am
- Mesha2 Jun, 2:11 pm
- Vrishabha4 Jun, 10:02 pm
- Mithuna7 Jun, 7:50 am
- Karka9 Jun, 7:25 pm
- Simha12 Jun, 8:05 am
- Kanya14 Jun, 8:06 pm
- Tula17 Jun, 5:18 am
- Vrishchika19 Jun, 10:27 am
- Dhanu21 Jun, 12:06 pm
- Makara23 Jun, 11:57 am
- Kumbha25 Jun, 12:05 pm
- Meena27 Jun, 2:19 pm
- Mesha29 Jun, 7:35 pm
- Vrishabha2 Jul, 3:46 am
- Mithuna4 Jul, 2:07 pm
- Karka7 Jul, 1:56 am
- Simha9 Jul, 2:39 pm
- Kanya12 Jul, 3:06 am
- Tula14 Jul, 1:27 pm
- Vrishchika16 Jul, 8:03 pm
- Dhanu18 Jul, 10:36 pm
- Makara20 Jul, 10:23 pm
- Kumbha22 Jul, 9:32 pm
- Meena24 Jul, 10:11 pm
- Mesha27 Jul, 1:58 am
- Vrishabha29 Jul, 9:25 am
- Mithuna31 Jul, 7:48 pm
- Karka3 Aug, 7:54 am
- Simha5 Aug, 8:36 pm
- Kanya8 Aug, 9:03 am
- Tula10 Aug, 7:58 pm
- Vrishchika13 Aug, 3:55 am
- Dhanu15 Aug, 8:05 am
- Makara17 Aug, 9:00 am
- Kumbha19 Aug, 8:18 am
- Meena21 Aug, 8:06 am
- Mesha23 Aug, 10:21 am
- Vrishabha25 Aug, 4:19 pm
- Mithuna28 Aug, 1:56 am
- Karka30 Aug, 1:57 pm
- Simha2 Sep, 2:41 am
- Kanya4 Sep, 2:50 pm
- Tula7 Sep, 1:32 am
- Vrishchika9 Sep, 9:58 am
- Dhanu11 Sep, 3:29 pm
- Makara13 Sep, 6:05 pm
- Kumbha15 Sep, 6:41 pm
- Meena17 Sep, 6:51 pm
- Mesha19 Sep, 8:26 pm
- Vrishabha22 Sep, 1:01 am
- Mithuna24 Sep, 9:21 am
- Karka26 Sep, 8:47 pm
- Simha29 Sep, 9:29 am
- Kanya1 Oct, 9:28 pm
- Tula4 Oct, 7:34 am
- Vrishchika6 Oct, 3:26 pm
- Dhanu8 Oct, 9:07 pm
- Makara11 Oct, 12:50 am
- Kumbha13 Oct, 3:02 am
- Meena15 Oct, 4:36 am
- Mesha17 Oct, 6:44 am
- Vrishabha19 Oct, 10:50 am
- Mithuna21 Oct, 6:05 pm
- Karka24 Oct, 4:39 am
- Simha26 Oct, 5:12 pm
- Kanya29 Oct, 5:20 am
- Tula31 Oct, 2:08 pm
- Vrishchika2 Nov, 9:06 pm
- Dhanu5 Nov, 1:48 am
- Makara7 Nov, 5:12 am
- Kumbha9 Nov, 8:05 am
- Meena11 Nov, 11:01 am
- Mesha13 Nov, 2:30 pm
- Vrishabha15 Nov, 7:15 pm
- Mithuna18 Nov, 2:14 am
- Karka20 Nov, 12:07 pm
- Simha23 Nov, 12:23 am
- Kanya25 Nov, 12:55 pm
- Tula27 Nov, 11:11 pm
- Vrishchika30 Nov, 5:53 am
- Dhanu2 Dec, 9:30 am
- Makara4 Dec, 11:32 am
- Kumbha6 Dec, 1:31 pm
- Meena8 Dec, 4:33 pm
- Mesha10 Dec, 8:59 pm
- Vrishabha13 Dec, 2:53 am
- Mithuna15 Dec, 10:31 am
- Karka17 Dec, 8:19 pm
- Simha20 Dec, 8:20 am
- Kanya22 Dec, 9:14 pm
- Tula25 Dec, 8:30 am
- Vrishchika27 Dec, 4:01 pm
- Dhanu29 Dec, 7:32 pm
- Makara31 Dec, 8:29 pm
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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