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.
Times in Toronto (America/Toronto, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2012
- Mesha2 Jan, 5:07 am
- Vrishabha4 Jan, 5:48 pm
- Mithuna7 Jan, 4:40 am
- Karka9 Jan, 12:44 pm
- Simha11 Jan, 6:17 pm
- Kanya13 Jan, 10:13 pm
- Tula16 Jan, 1:24 am
- Vrishchika18 Jan, 4:19 am
- Dhanu20 Jan, 7:25 am
- Makara22 Jan, 11:20 am
- Kumbha24 Jan, 5:08 pm
- Meena27 Jan, 1:47 am
- Mesha29 Jan, 1:22 pm
- Vrishabha1 Feb, 2:12 am
- Mithuna3 Feb, 1:35 pm
- Karka5 Feb, 9:39 pm
- Simha8 Feb, 2:20 am
- Kanya10 Feb, 4:55 am
- Tula12 Feb, 6:59 am
- Vrishchika14 Feb, 9:42 am
- Dhanu16 Feb, 1:34 pm
- Makara18 Feb, 6:42 pm
- Kumbha21 Feb, 1:23 am
- Meena23 Feb, 10:10 am
- Mesha25 Feb, 9:26 pm
- Vrishabha28 Feb, 10:18 am
- Mithuna1 Mar, 10:28 pm
- Karka4 Mar, 7:26 am
- Simha6 Mar, 12:19 pm
- Kanya8 Mar, 2:07 pm
- Tula10 Mar, 2:41 pm
- Vrishchika12 Mar, 4:53 pm
- Dhanu14 Mar, 7:57 pm
- Makara17 Mar, 1:17 am
- Kumbha19 Mar, 8:47 am
- Meena21 Mar, 6:16 pm
- Mesha24 Mar, 5:40 am
- Vrishabha26 Mar, 6:32 pm
- Mithuna29 Mar, 7:15 am
- Karka31 Mar, 5:27 pm
- Simha2 Apr, 11:35 pm
- Kanya5 Apr, 1:51 am
- Tula7 Apr, 1:49 am
- Vrishchika9 Apr, 1:33 am
- Dhanu11 Apr, 2:53 am
- Makara13 Apr, 7:01 am
- Kumbha15 Apr, 2:17 pm
- Meena18 Apr, 12:11 am
- Mesha20 Apr, 12:00 pm
- Vrishabha23 Apr, 12:55 am
- Mithuna25 Apr, 1:44 pm
- Karka28 Apr, 12:46 am
- Simha30 Apr, 8:25 am
- Kanya2 May, 12:10 pm
- Tula4 May, 12:51 pm
- Vrishchika6 May, 12:12 pm
- Dhanu8 May, 12:12 pm
- Makara10 May, 2:36 pm
- Kumbha12 May, 8:31 pm
- Meena15 May, 5:58 am
- Mesha17 May, 5:56 pm
- Vrishabha20 May, 6:56 am
- Mithuna22 May, 7:35 pm
- Karka25 May, 6:41 am
- Simha27 May, 3:13 pm
- Kanya29 May, 8:31 pm
- Tula31 May, 10:47 pm
- Vrishchika2 Jun, 11:02 pm
- Dhanu4 Jun, 10:52 pm
- Makara7 Jun, 12:08 am
- Kumbha9 Jun, 4:28 am
- Meena11 Jun, 12:42 pm
- Mesha14 Jun, 12:15 am
- Vrishabha16 Jun, 1:15 pm
- Mithuna19 Jun, 1:43 am
- Karka21 Jun, 12:22 pm
- Simha23 Jun, 8:45 pm
- Kanya26 Jun, 2:46 am
- Tula28 Jun, 6:29 am
- Vrishchika30 Jun, 8:18 am
- Dhanu2 Jul, 9:07 am
- Makara4 Jul, 10:24 am
- Kumbha6 Jul, 1:51 pm
- Meena8 Jul, 8:49 pm
- Mesha11 Jul, 7:29 am
- Vrishabha13 Jul, 8:18 pm
- Mithuna16 Jul, 8:43 am
- Karka18 Jul, 6:56 pm
- Simha21 Jul, 2:35 am
- Kanya23 Jul, 8:09 am
- Tula25 Jul, 12:15 pm
- Vrishchika27 Jul, 3:15 pm
- Dhanu29 Jul, 5:30 pm
- Makara31 Jul, 7:48 pm
- Kumbha2 Aug, 11:24 pm
- Meena5 Aug, 5:44 am
- Mesha7 Aug, 3:34 pm
- Vrishabha10 Aug, 4:02 am
- Mithuna12 Aug, 4:37 pm
- Karka15 Aug, 2:52 am
- Simha17 Aug, 9:55 am
- Kanya19 Aug, 2:29 pm
- Tula21 Aug, 5:45 pm
- Vrishchika23 Aug, 8:41 pm
- Dhanu25 Aug, 11:46 pm
- Makara28 Aug, 3:17 am
- Kumbha30 Aug, 7:50 am
- Meena1 Sep, 2:25 pm
- Mesha3 Sep, 11:53 pm
- Vrishabha6 Sep, 12:01 pm
- Mithuna9 Sep, 12:52 am
- Karka11 Sep, 11:42 am
- Simha13 Sep, 6:56 pm
- Kanya15 Sep, 10:51 pm
- Tula18 Sep, 12:53 am
- Vrishchika20 Sep, 2:36 am
- Dhanu22 Sep, 5:07 am
- Makara24 Sep, 9:01 am
- Kumbha26 Sep, 2:31 pm
- Meena28 Sep, 9:56 pm
- Mesha1 Oct, 7:39 am
- Vrishabha3 Oct, 7:39 pm
- Mithuna6 Oct, 8:41 am
- Karka8 Oct, 8:24 pm
- Simha11 Oct, 4:40 am
- Kanya13 Oct, 9:00 am
- Tula15 Oct, 10:27 am
- Vrishchika17 Oct, 10:47 am
- Dhanu19 Oct, 11:44 am
- Makara21 Oct, 2:37 pm
- Kumbha23 Oct, 8:03 pm
- Meena26 Oct, 4:04 am
- Mesha28 Oct, 2:24 pm
- Vrishabha31 Oct, 2:33 am
- Mithuna2 Nov, 3:36 pm
- Karka5 Nov, 2:54 am
- Simha7 Nov, 12:33 pm
- Kanya9 Nov, 6:20 pm
- Tula11 Nov, 8:30 pm
- Vrishchika13 Nov, 8:26 pm
- Dhanu15 Nov, 8:00 pm
- Makara17 Nov, 9:05 pm
- Kumbha20 Nov, 1:08 am
- Meena22 Nov, 8:44 am
- Mesha24 Nov, 7:22 pm
- Vrishabha27 Nov, 7:50 am
- Mithuna29 Nov, 8:49 pm
- Karka2 Dec, 9:08 am
- Simha4 Dec, 7:34 pm
- Kanya7 Dec, 2:59 am
- Tula9 Dec, 6:54 am
- Vrishchika11 Dec, 7:51 am
- Dhanu13 Dec, 7:17 am
- Makara15 Dec, 7:08 am
- Kumbha17 Dec, 9:23 am
- Meena19 Dec, 3:28 pm
- Mesha22 Dec, 1:30 am
- Vrishabha24 Dec, 2:03 pm
- Mithuna27 Dec, 3:04 am
- Karka29 Dec, 3:01 pm
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.
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