Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2008
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2008. Every entry is listed below.
Times in San Jose (America/Los Angeles, PST/PDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2008
- Tula1 Jan, 5:20 am
- Vrishchika3 Jan, 6:03 pm
- Dhanu6 Jan, 5:53 am
- Makara8 Jan, 3:48 pm
- Kumbha10 Jan, 11:43 pm
- Meena13 Jan, 5:44 am
- Mesha15 Jan, 9:55 am
- Vrishabha17 Jan, 12:28 pm
- Mithuna19 Jan, 2:06 pm
- Karka21 Jan, 4:05 pm
- Simha23 Jan, 8:00 pm
- Kanya26 Jan, 3:04 am
- Tula28 Jan, 1:31 pm
- Vrishchika31 Jan, 1:56 am
- Dhanu2 Feb, 2:00 pm
- Makara4 Feb, 11:51 pm
- Kumbha7 Feb, 6:58 am
- Meena9 Feb, 11:51 am
- Mesha11 Feb, 3:18 pm
- Vrishabha13 Feb, 6:07 pm
- Mithuna15 Feb, 8:55 pm
- Karka18 Feb, 12:21 am
- Simha20 Feb, 5:13 am
- Kanya22 Feb, 12:20 pm
- Tula24 Feb, 10:09 pm
- Vrishchika27 Feb, 10:10 am
- Dhanu29 Feb, 10:34 pm
- Makara3 Mar, 9:02 am
- Kumbha5 Mar, 4:11 pm
- Meena7 Mar, 8:12 pm
- Mesha9 Mar, 11:15 pm
- Vrishabha12 Mar, 12:51 am
- Mithuna14 Mar, 3:18 am
- Karka16 Mar, 7:21 am
- Simha18 Mar, 1:19 pm
- Kanya20 Mar, 9:15 pm
- Tula23 Mar, 7:12 am
- Vrishchika25 Mar, 7:00 pm
- Dhanu28 Mar, 7:36 am
- Makara30 Mar, 6:58 pm
- Kumbha2 Apr, 3:06 am
- Meena4 Apr, 7:21 am
- Mesha6 Apr, 8:37 am
- Vrishabha8 Apr, 8:44 am
- Mithuna10 Apr, 9:38 am
- Karka12 Apr, 12:50 pm
- Simha14 Apr, 6:54 pm
- Kanya17 Apr, 3:32 am
- Tula19 Apr, 2:03 pm
- Vrishchika22 Apr, 1:57 am
- Dhanu24 Apr, 2:36 pm
- Makara27 Apr, 2:38 am
- Kumbha29 Apr, 12:05 pm
- Meena1 May, 5:35 pm
- Mesha3 May, 7:18 pm
- Vrishabha5 May, 6:48 pm
- Mithuna7 May, 6:17 pm
- Karka9 May, 7:49 pm
- Simha12 May, 12:43 am
- Kanya14 May, 9:05 am
- Tula16 May, 7:57 pm
- Vrishchika19 May, 8:08 am
- Dhanu21 May, 8:45 pm
- Makara24 May, 8:55 am
- Kumbha26 May, 7:16 pm
- Meena29 May, 2:17 am
- Mesha31 May, 5:26 am
- Vrishabha2 Jun, 5:36 am
- Mithuna4 Jun, 4:43 am
- Karka6 Jun, 4:59 am
- Simha8 Jun, 8:15 am
- Kanya10 Jun, 3:23 pm
- Tula13 Jun, 1:51 am
- Vrishchika15 Jun, 2:08 pm
- Dhanu18 Jun, 2:44 am
- Makara20 Jun, 2:40 pm
- Kumbha23 Jun, 1:04 am
- Meena25 Jun, 8:57 am
- Mesha27 Jun, 1:38 pm
- Vrishabha29 Jun, 3:19 pm
- Mithuna1 Jul, 3:17 pm
- Karka3 Jul, 3:23 pm
- Simha5 Jul, 5:35 pm
- Kanya7 Jul, 11:15 pm
- Tula10 Jul, 8:40 am
- Vrishchika12 Jul, 8:38 pm
- Dhanu15 Jul, 9:14 am
- Makara17 Jul, 8:52 pm
- Kumbha20 Jul, 6:45 am
- Meena22 Jul, 2:27 pm
- Mesha24 Jul, 7:48 pm
- Vrishabha26 Jul, 10:52 pm
- Mithuna29 Jul, 12:20 am
- Karka31 Jul, 1:24 am
- Simha2 Aug, 3:37 am
- Kanya4 Aug, 8:26 am
- Tula6 Aug, 4:43 pm
- Vrishchika9 Aug, 4:02 am
- Dhanu11 Aug, 4:35 pm
- Makara14 Aug, 4:12 am
- Kumbha16 Aug, 1:33 pm
- Meena18 Aug, 8:24 pm
- Mesha21 Aug, 1:12 am
- Vrishabha23 Aug, 4:35 am
- Mithuna25 Aug, 7:11 am
- Karka27 Aug, 9:39 am
- Simha29 Aug, 12:50 pm
- Kanya31 Aug, 5:47 pm
- Tula3 Sep, 1:28 am
- Vrishchika5 Sep, 12:06 pm
- Dhanu8 Sep, 12:34 am
- Makara10 Sep, 12:32 pm
- Kumbha12 Sep, 9:56 pm
- Meena15 Sep, 4:06 am
- Mesha17 Sep, 7:45 am
- Vrishabha19 Sep, 10:11 am
- Mithuna21 Sep, 12:36 pm
- Karka23 Sep, 3:48 pm
- Simha25 Sep, 8:10 pm
- Kanya28 Sep, 2:02 am
- Tula30 Sep, 9:55 am
- Vrishchika2 Oct, 8:14 pm
- Dhanu5 Oct, 8:35 am
- Makara7 Oct, 9:06 pm
- Kumbha10 Oct, 7:16 am
- Meena12 Oct, 1:39 pm
- Mesha14 Oct, 4:34 pm
- Vrishabha16 Oct, 5:37 pm
- Mithuna18 Oct, 6:40 pm
- Karka20 Oct, 9:11 pm
- Simha23 Oct, 1:50 am
- Kanya25 Oct, 8:34 am
- Tula27 Oct, 5:11 pm
- Vrishchika30 Oct, 3:42 am
- Dhanu1 Nov, 3:58 pm
- Makara4 Nov, 3:54 am
- Kumbha6 Nov, 3:13 pm
- Meena8 Nov, 10:48 pm
- Mesha11 Nov, 2:11 am
- Vrishabha13 Nov, 2:38 am
- Mithuna15 Nov, 2:13 am
- Karka17 Nov, 3:02 am
- Simha19 Nov, 6:30 am
- Kanya21 Nov, 1:02 pm
- Tula23 Nov, 10:11 pm
- Vrishchika26 Nov, 9:12 am
- Dhanu28 Nov, 9:34 pm
- Makara1 Dec, 10:32 am
- Kumbha3 Dec, 10:37 pm
- Meena6 Dec, 7:45 am
- Mesha8 Dec, 12:43 pm
- Vrishabha10 Dec, 1:58 pm
- Mithuna12 Dec, 1:13 pm
- Karka14 Dec, 12:38 pm
- Simha16 Dec, 2:14 pm
- Kanya18 Dec, 7:17 pm
- Tula21 Dec, 3:53 am
- Vrishchika23 Dec, 3:07 pm
- Dhanu26 Dec, 3:42 am
- Makara28 Dec, 4:33 pm
- Kumbha31 Dec, 4:36 am
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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