Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2012
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2012. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 2012
- Mesha2 Jan, 3:37 pm
- Vrishabha5 Jan, 4:18 am
- Mithuna7 Jan, 3:10 pm
- Karka9 Jan, 11:14 pm
- Simha12 Jan, 4:47 am
- Kanya14 Jan, 8:43 am
- Tula16 Jan, 11:54 am
- Vrishchika18 Jan, 2:49 pm
- Dhanu20 Jan, 5:55 pm
- Makara22 Jan, 9:50 pm
- Kumbha25 Jan, 3:38 am
- Meena27 Jan, 12:17 pm
- Mesha29 Jan, 11:52 pm
- Vrishabha1 Feb, 12:42 pm
- Mithuna4 Feb, 12:05 am
- Karka6 Feb, 8:09 am
- Simha8 Feb, 12:50 pm
- Kanya10 Feb, 3:25 pm
- Tula12 Feb, 5:29 pm
- Vrishchika14 Feb, 8:12 pm
- Dhanu17 Feb, 12:04 am
- Makara19 Feb, 5:12 am
- Kumbha21 Feb, 11:53 am
- Meena23 Feb, 8:40 pm
- Mesha26 Feb, 7:56 am
- Vrishabha28 Feb, 8:48 pm
- Mithuna2 Mar, 8:58 am
- Karka4 Mar, 5:56 pm
- Simha6 Mar, 10:49 pm
- Kanya9 Mar, 12:37 am
- Tula11 Mar, 1:11 am
- Vrishchika13 Mar, 2:23 am
- Dhanu15 Mar, 5:27 am
- Makara17 Mar, 10:47 am
- Kumbha19 Mar, 6:17 pm
- Meena22 Mar, 3:46 am
- Mesha24 Mar, 3:10 pm
- Vrishabha27 Mar, 4:02 am
- Mithuna29 Mar, 4:45 pm
- Karka1 Apr, 2:57 am
- Simha3 Apr, 9:05 am
- Kanya5 Apr, 11:21 am
- Tula7 Apr, 11:19 am
- Vrishchika9 Apr, 11:03 am
- Dhanu11 Apr, 12:23 pm
- Makara13 Apr, 4:31 pm
- Kumbha15 Apr, 11:47 pm
- Meena18 Apr, 9:41 am
- Mesha20 Apr, 9:30 pm
- Vrishabha23 Apr, 10:25 am
- Mithuna25 Apr, 11:14 pm
- Karka28 Apr, 10:16 am
- Simha30 Apr, 5:55 pm
- Kanya2 May, 9:40 pm
- Tula4 May, 10:21 pm
- Vrishchika6 May, 9:42 pm
- Dhanu8 May, 9:42 pm
- Makara11 May, 12:06 am
- Kumbha13 May, 6:01 am
- Meena15 May, 3:28 pm
- Mesha18 May, 3:26 am
- Vrishabha20 May, 4:26 pm
- Mithuna23 May, 5:05 am
- Karka25 May, 4:11 pm
- Simha28 May, 12:43 am
- Kanya30 May, 6:01 am
- Tula1 Jun, 8:17 am
- Vrishchika3 Jun, 8:32 am
- Dhanu5 Jun, 8:22 am
- Makara7 Jun, 9:38 am
- Kumbha9 Jun, 1:58 pm
- Meena11 Jun, 10:12 pm
- Mesha14 Jun, 9:45 am
- Vrishabha16 Jun, 10:45 pm
- Mithuna19 Jun, 11:13 am
- Karka21 Jun, 9:52 pm
- Simha24 Jun, 6:15 am
- Kanya26 Jun, 12:16 pm
- Tula28 Jun, 3:59 pm
- Vrishchika30 Jun, 5:48 pm
- Dhanu2 Jul, 6:37 pm
- Makara4 Jul, 7:54 pm
- Kumbha6 Jul, 11:21 pm
- Meena9 Jul, 6:19 am
- Mesha11 Jul, 4:59 pm
- Vrishabha14 Jul, 5:48 am
- Mithuna16 Jul, 6:13 pm
- Karka19 Jul, 4:26 am
- Simha21 Jul, 12:05 pm
- Kanya23 Jul, 5:39 pm
- Tula25 Jul, 9:45 pm
- Vrishchika28 Jul, 12:45 am
- Dhanu30 Jul, 3:00 am
- Makara1 Aug, 5:18 am
- Kumbha3 Aug, 8:54 am
- Meena5 Aug, 3:14 pm
- Mesha8 Aug, 1:04 am
- Vrishabha10 Aug, 1:32 pm
- Mithuna13 Aug, 2:07 am
- Karka15 Aug, 12:22 pm
- Simha17 Aug, 7:25 pm
- Kanya19 Aug, 11:59 pm
- Tula22 Aug, 3:15 am
- Vrishchika24 Aug, 6:11 am
- Dhanu26 Aug, 9:16 am
- Makara28 Aug, 12:47 pm
- Kumbha30 Aug, 5:20 pm
- Meena1 Sep, 11:55 pm
- Mesha4 Sep, 9:23 am
- Vrishabha6 Sep, 9:31 pm
- Mithuna9 Sep, 10:22 am
- Karka11 Sep, 9:12 pm
- Simha14 Sep, 4:26 am
- Kanya16 Sep, 8:21 am
- Tula18 Sep, 10:23 am
- Vrishchika20 Sep, 12:06 pm
- Dhanu22 Sep, 2:37 pm
- Makara24 Sep, 6:31 pm
- Kumbha27 Sep, 12:01 am
- Meena29 Sep, 7:26 am
- Mesha1 Oct, 5:09 pm
- Vrishabha4 Oct, 5:09 am
- Mithuna6 Oct, 6:11 pm
- Karka9 Oct, 5:54 am
- Simha11 Oct, 2:10 pm
- Kanya13 Oct, 6:30 pm
- Tula15 Oct, 7:57 pm
- Vrishchika17 Oct, 8:17 pm
- Dhanu19 Oct, 9:14 pm
- Makara22 Oct, 12:07 am
- Kumbha24 Oct, 5:33 am
- Meena26 Oct, 1:34 pm
- Mesha28 Oct, 11:54 pm
- Vrishabha31 Oct, 12:03 pm
- Mithuna3 Nov, 1:06 am
- Karka5 Nov, 1:24 pm
- Simha7 Nov, 11:03 pm
- Kanya10 Nov, 4:50 am
- Tula12 Nov, 7:00 am
- Vrishchika14 Nov, 6:56 am
- Dhanu16 Nov, 6:30 am
- Makara18 Nov, 7:35 am
- Kumbha20 Nov, 11:38 am
- Meena22 Nov, 7:14 pm
- Mesha25 Nov, 5:52 am
- Vrishabha27 Nov, 6:20 pm
- Mithuna30 Nov, 7:19 am
- Karka2 Dec, 7:38 pm
- Simha5 Dec, 6:04 am
- Kanya7 Dec, 1:29 pm
- Tula9 Dec, 5:24 pm
- Vrishchika11 Dec, 6:21 pm
- Dhanu13 Dec, 5:47 pm
- Makara15 Dec, 5:38 pm
- Kumbha17 Dec, 7:53 pm
- Meena20 Dec, 1:58 am
- Mesha22 Dec, 12:00 pm
- Vrishabha25 Dec, 12:33 am
- Mithuna27 Dec, 1:34 pm
- Karka30 Dec, 1:31 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2012: 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.
More from the Panchang
- TodayToday’s five limbs, good and avoided times, and choghadiya.
- Month calendarEvery tithi, nakshatra and festival of the month.
- Festivals and vratsThe year’s festivals, vrats, Ekadashis and full moons.
- Muhurta finderGood times for everyday undertakings, with the reasons.
- ChoghadiyaThe eight parts of day and night, and which one is running.
- Rahu KaalToday’s Rahu Kaal, Gulika and Yamaganda.
- PanchakPanchak in the coming months, and what the texts say about it.
- BhadraWhen Bhadra (Vishti karana) runs, and where it is said to reside.
- SankrantiThe twelve sankrantis of the year, with times and punya kaal.
- EclipsesThe year’s solar and lunar eclipses, contact times and sutak.
- Date converterThe Hindu date for any Gregorian date.
- Birthday tithiYour janma tithi and its dates in the coming years.
- Name syllablesName syllables for each nakshatra pada, from the avakahada chakra.