Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2008
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2008. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Wellington (Pacific/Auckland, NZDT/NZST).
Chandra’s signs through 2008
- Tula2 Jan, 2:20 am
- Vrishchika4 Jan, 3:03 pm
- Dhanu7 Jan, 2:53 am
- Makara9 Jan, 12:48 pm
- Kumbha11 Jan, 8:43 pm
- Meena14 Jan, 2:44 am
- Mesha16 Jan, 6:55 am
- Vrishabha18 Jan, 9:28 am
- Mithuna20 Jan, 11:06 am
- Karka22 Jan, 1:05 pm
- Simha24 Jan, 5:00 pm
- Kanya27 Jan, 12:04 am
- Tula29 Jan, 10:31 am
- Vrishchika31 Jan, 10:56 pm
- Dhanu3 Feb, 11:00 am
- Makara5 Feb, 8:51 pm
- Kumbha8 Feb, 3:58 am
- Meena10 Feb, 8:51 am
- Mesha12 Feb, 12:18 pm
- Vrishabha14 Feb, 3:07 pm
- Mithuna16 Feb, 5:55 pm
- Karka18 Feb, 9:21 pm
- Simha21 Feb, 2:13 am
- Kanya23 Feb, 9:20 am
- Tula25 Feb, 7:09 pm
- Vrishchika28 Feb, 7:10 am
- Dhanu1 Mar, 7:34 pm
- Makara4 Mar, 6:02 am
- Kumbha6 Mar, 1:11 pm
- Meena8 Mar, 5:12 pm
- Mesha10 Mar, 7:15 pm
- Vrishabha12 Mar, 8:51 pm
- Mithuna14 Mar, 11:18 pm
- Karka17 Mar, 3:21 am
- Simha19 Mar, 9:19 am
- Kanya21 Mar, 5:15 pm
- Tula24 Mar, 3:12 am
- Vrishchika26 Mar, 3:00 pm
- Dhanu29 Mar, 3:36 am
- Makara31 Mar, 2:58 pm
- Kumbha2 Apr, 11:06 pm
- Meena5 Apr, 3:21 am
- Mesha7 Apr, 3:37 am
- Vrishabha9 Apr, 3:44 am
- Mithuna11 Apr, 4:38 am
- Karka13 Apr, 7:50 am
- Simha15 Apr, 1:54 pm
- Kanya17 Apr, 10:32 pm
- Tula20 Apr, 9:03 am
- Vrishchika22 Apr, 8:57 pm
- Dhanu25 Apr, 9:36 am
- Makara27 Apr, 9:38 pm
- Kumbha30 Apr, 7:05 am
- Meena2 May, 12:35 pm
- Mesha4 May, 2:18 pm
- Vrishabha6 May, 1:48 pm
- Mithuna8 May, 1:17 pm
- Karka10 May, 2:49 pm
- Simha12 May, 7:43 pm
- Kanya15 May, 4:05 am
- Tula17 May, 2:57 pm
- Vrishchika20 May, 3:08 am
- Dhanu22 May, 3:45 pm
- Makara25 May, 3:55 am
- Kumbha27 May, 2:16 pm
- Meena29 May, 9:17 pm
- Mesha1 Jun, 12:26 am
- Vrishabha3 Jun, 12:36 am
- Mithuna4 Jun, 11:43 pm
- Karka6 Jun, 11:59 pm
- Simha9 Jun, 3:15 am
- Kanya11 Jun, 10:23 am
- Tula13 Jun, 8:51 pm
- Vrishchika16 Jun, 9:08 am
- Dhanu18 Jun, 9:44 pm
- Makara21 Jun, 9:40 am
- Kumbha23 Jun, 8:04 pm
- Meena26 Jun, 3:57 am
- Mesha28 Jun, 8:38 am
- Vrishabha30 Jun, 10:19 am
- Mithuna2 Jul, 10:17 am
- Karka4 Jul, 10:23 am
- Simha6 Jul, 12:35 pm
- Kanya8 Jul, 6:15 pm
- Tula11 Jul, 3:40 am
- Vrishchika13 Jul, 3:38 pm
- Dhanu16 Jul, 4:14 am
- Makara18 Jul, 3:52 pm
- Kumbha21 Jul, 1:45 am
- Meena23 Jul, 9:27 am
- Mesha25 Jul, 2:48 pm
- Vrishabha27 Jul, 5:52 pm
- Mithuna29 Jul, 7:20 pm
- Karka31 Jul, 8:24 pm
- Simha2 Aug, 10:37 pm
- Kanya5 Aug, 3:26 am
- Tula7 Aug, 11:43 am
- Vrishchika9 Aug, 11:02 pm
- Dhanu12 Aug, 11:35 am
- Makara14 Aug, 11:12 pm
- Kumbha17 Aug, 8:33 am
- Meena19 Aug, 3:24 pm
- Mesha21 Aug, 8:12 pm
- Vrishabha23 Aug, 11:35 pm
- Mithuna26 Aug, 2:11 am
- Karka28 Aug, 4:39 am
- Simha30 Aug, 7:50 am
- Kanya1 Sep, 12:47 pm
- Tula3 Sep, 8:28 pm
- Vrishchika6 Sep, 7:06 am
- Dhanu8 Sep, 7:34 pm
- Makara11 Sep, 7:32 am
- Kumbha13 Sep, 4:56 pm
- Meena15 Sep, 11:06 pm
- Mesha18 Sep, 2:45 am
- Vrishabha20 Sep, 5:11 am
- Mithuna22 Sep, 7:36 am
- Karka24 Sep, 10:48 am
- Simha26 Sep, 3:10 pm
- Kanya28 Sep, 10:02 pm
- Tula1 Oct, 5:55 am
- Vrishchika3 Oct, 4:14 pm
- Dhanu6 Oct, 4:35 am
- Makara8 Oct, 5:06 pm
- Kumbha11 Oct, 3:16 am
- Meena13 Oct, 9:39 am
- Mesha15 Oct, 12:34 pm
- Vrishabha17 Oct, 1:37 pm
- Mithuna19 Oct, 2:40 pm
- Karka21 Oct, 5:11 pm
- Simha23 Oct, 9:50 pm
- Kanya26 Oct, 4:34 am
- Tula28 Oct, 1:11 pm
- Vrishchika30 Oct, 11:42 pm
- Dhanu2 Nov, 11:58 am
- Makara5 Nov, 12:54 am
- Kumbha7 Nov, 12:13 pm
- Meena9 Nov, 7:48 pm
- Mesha11 Nov, 11:11 pm
- Vrishabha13 Nov, 11:38 pm
- Mithuna15 Nov, 11:13 pm
- Karka18 Nov, 12:02 am
- Simha20 Nov, 3:30 am
- Kanya22 Nov, 10:02 am
- Tula24 Nov, 7:11 pm
- Vrishchika27 Nov, 6:12 am
- Dhanu29 Nov, 6:34 pm
- Makara2 Dec, 7:32 am
- Kumbha4 Dec, 7:37 pm
- Meena7 Dec, 4:45 am
- Mesha9 Dec, 9:43 am
- Vrishabha11 Dec, 10:58 am
- Mithuna13 Dec, 10:13 am
- Karka15 Dec, 9:38 am
- Simha17 Dec, 11:14 am
- Kanya19 Dec, 4:17 pm
- Tula22 Dec, 12:53 am
- Vrishchika24 Dec, 12:07 pm
- Dhanu27 Dec, 12:42 am
- Makara29 Dec, 1:33 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2008: 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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