Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2009
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2009. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Edmonton (America/Edmonton, MST/MDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2009
- Meena2 Jan, 3:33 pm
- Mesha4 Jan, 10:14 pm
- Vrishabha7 Jan, 1:18 am
- Mithuna9 Jan, 1:41 am
- Karka11 Jan, 1:06 am
- Simha13 Jan, 1:32 am
- Kanya15 Jan, 4:46 am
- Tula17 Jan, 11:49 am
- Vrishchika19 Jan, 10:25 pm
- Dhanu22 Jan, 11:03 am
- Makara24 Jan, 11:51 pm
- Kumbha27 Jan, 11:27 am
- Meena29 Jan, 9:07 pm
- Mesha1 Feb, 4:22 am
- Vrishabha3 Feb, 8:59 am
- Mithuna5 Feb, 11:13 am
- Karka7 Feb, 11:59 am
- Simha9 Feb, 12:42 pm
- Kanya11 Feb, 3:05 pm
- Tula13 Feb, 8:38 pm
- Vrishchika16 Feb, 5:58 am
- Dhanu18 Feb, 6:11 pm
- Makara21 Feb, 7:01 am
- Kumbha23 Feb, 6:22 pm
- Meena26 Feb, 3:16 am
- Mesha28 Feb, 9:50 am
- Vrishabha2 Mar, 2:34 pm
- Mithuna4 Mar, 5:56 pm
- Karka6 Mar, 8:21 pm
- Simha8 Mar, 11:27 pm
- Kanya11 Mar, 2:20 am
- Tula13 Mar, 7:21 am
- Vrishchika15 Mar, 3:38 pm
- Dhanu18 Mar, 3:07 am
- Makara20 Mar, 3:58 pm
- Kumbha23 Mar, 3:31 am
- Meena25 Mar, 12:05 pm
- Mesha27 Mar, 5:40 pm
- Vrishabha29 Mar, 9:20 pm
- Mithuna1 Apr, 12:17 am
- Karka3 Apr, 3:16 am
- Simha5 Apr, 6:38 am
- Kanya7 Apr, 10:45 am
- Tula9 Apr, 4:21 pm
- Vrishchika12 Apr, 12:24 am
- Dhanu14 Apr, 11:20 am
- Makara17 Apr, 12:07 am
- Kumbha19 Apr, 12:11 pm
- Meena21 Apr, 9:10 pm
- Mesha24 Apr, 2:27 am
- Vrishabha26 Apr, 5:03 am
- Mithuna28 Apr, 6:39 am
- Karka30 Apr, 8:44 am
- Simha2 May, 12:07 pm
- Kanya4 May, 5:02 pm
- Tula6 May, 11:37 pm
- Vrishchika9 May, 8:11 am
- Dhanu11 May, 7:05 pm
- Makara14 May, 7:46 am
- Kumbha16 May, 8:22 pm
- Meena19 May, 6:20 am
- Mesha21 May, 12:18 pm
- Vrishabha23 May, 2:44 pm
- Mithuna25 May, 3:17 pm
- Karka27 May, 3:51 pm
- Simha29 May, 5:58 pm
- Kanya31 May, 10:27 pm
- Tula3 Jun, 5:25 am
- Vrishchika5 Jun, 2:39 pm
- Dhanu8 Jun, 1:54 am
- Makara10 Jun, 2:37 pm
- Kumbha13 Jun, 3:29 am
- Meena15 Jun, 2:26 pm
- Mesha17 Jun, 9:44 pm
- Vrishabha20 Jun, 1:05 am
- Mithuna22 Jun, 1:38 am
- Karka24 Jun, 1:14 am
- Simha26 Jun, 1:46 am
- Kanya28 Jun, 4:47 am
- Tula30 Jun, 11:02 am
- Vrishchika2 Jul, 8:22 pm
- Dhanu5 Jul, 7:59 am
- Makara7 Jul, 8:49 pm
- Kumbha10 Jul, 9:39 am
- Meena12 Jul, 9:03 pm
- Mesha15 Jul, 5:35 am
- Vrishabha17 Jul, 10:30 am
- Mithuna19 Jul, 12:10 pm
- Karka21 Jul, 11:57 am
- Simha23 Jul, 11:39 am
- Kanya25 Jul, 1:08 pm
- Tula27 Jul, 5:53 pm
- Vrishchika30 Jul, 2:25 am
- Dhanu1 Aug, 1:58 pm
- Makara4 Aug, 2:54 am
- Kumbha6 Aug, 3:33 pm
- Meena9 Aug, 2:46 am
- Mesha11 Aug, 11:43 am
- Vrishabha13 Aug, 5:55 pm
- Mithuna15 Aug, 9:14 pm
- Karka17 Aug, 10:16 pm
- Simha19 Aug, 10:20 pm
- Kanya21 Aug, 11:09 pm
- Tula24 Aug, 2:32 am
- Vrishchika26 Aug, 9:43 am
- Dhanu28 Aug, 8:37 pm
- Makara31 Aug, 9:29 am
- Kumbha2 Sep, 10:01 pm
- Meena5 Sep, 8:44 am
- Mesha7 Sep, 5:13 pm
- Vrishabha9 Sep, 11:37 pm
- Mithuna12 Sep, 4:02 am
- Karka14 Sep, 6:41 am
- Simha16 Sep, 8:05 am
- Kanya18 Sep, 9:25 am
- Tula20 Sep, 12:19 pm
- Vrishchika22 Sep, 6:24 pm
- Dhanu25 Sep, 4:19 am
- Makara27 Sep, 4:52 pm
- Kumbha30 Sep, 5:29 am
- Meena2 Oct, 3:57 pm
- Mesha4 Oct, 11:40 pm
- Vrishabha7 Oct, 5:13 am
- Mithuna9 Oct, 9:26 am
- Karka11 Oct, 12:49 pm
- Simha13 Oct, 3:37 pm
- Kanya15 Oct, 6:16 pm
- Tula17 Oct, 9:49 pm
- Vrishchika20 Oct, 3:38 am
- Dhanu22 Oct, 12:48 pm
- Makara25 Oct, 12:54 am
- Kumbha27 Oct, 1:44 pm
- Meena30 Oct, 12:33 am
- Mesha1 Nov, 7:01 am
- Vrishabha3 Nov, 11:35 am
- Mithuna5 Nov, 2:34 pm
- Karka7 Nov, 5:12 pm
- Simha9 Nov, 8:12 pm
- Kanya11 Nov, 11:54 pm
- Tula14 Nov, 4:39 am
- Vrishchika16 Nov, 11:09 am
- Dhanu18 Nov, 8:14 pm
- Makara21 Nov, 7:59 am
- Kumbha23 Nov, 8:59 pm
- Meena26 Nov, 8:36 am
- Mesha28 Nov, 4:47 pm
- Vrishabha30 Nov, 9:14 pm
- Mithuna2 Dec, 11:09 pm
- Karka5 Dec, 12:14 am
- Simha7 Dec, 1:57 am
- Kanya9 Dec, 5:16 am
- Tula11 Dec, 10:35 am
- Vrishchika13 Dec, 6:02 pm
- Dhanu16 Dec, 3:42 am
- Makara18 Dec, 3:28 pm
- Kumbha21 Dec, 4:29 am
- Meena23 Dec, 4:51 pm
- Mesha26 Dec, 2:23 am
- Vrishabha28 Dec, 7:57 am
- Mithuna30 Dec, 10:01 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2009: 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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