Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2013
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2013. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 2013
- Simha1 Jan, 11:44 am
- Kanya3 Jan, 7:49 pm
- Tula6 Jan, 1:20 am
- Vrishchika8 Jan, 4:09 am
- Dhanu10 Jan, 4:51 am
- Makara12 Jan, 4:53 am
- Kumbha14 Jan, 6:11 am
- Meena16 Jan, 10:40 am
- Mesha18 Jan, 7:22 pm
- Vrishabha21 Jan, 7:25 am
- Mithuna23 Jan, 8:28 pm
- Karka26 Jan, 8:12 am
- Simha28 Jan, 5:46 pm
- Kanya31 Jan, 1:16 am
- Tula2 Feb, 7:02 am
- Vrishchika4 Feb, 11:06 am
- Dhanu6 Feb, 1:32 pm
- Makara8 Feb, 2:57 pm
- Kumbha10 Feb, 4:44 pm
- Meena12 Feb, 8:38 pm
- Mesha15 Feb, 4:07 am
- Vrishabha17 Feb, 3:16 pm
- Mithuna20 Feb, 4:10 am
- Karka22 Feb, 4:05 pm
- Simha25 Feb, 1:20 am
- Kanya27 Feb, 7:55 am
- Tula1 Mar, 12:42 pm
- Vrishchika3 Mar, 4:28 pm
- Dhanu5 Mar, 7:36 pm
- Makara7 Mar, 10:25 pm
- Kumbha10 Mar, 1:31 am
- Meena12 Mar, 6:03 am
- Mesha14 Mar, 1:16 pm
- Vrishabha16 Mar, 11:42 pm
- Mithuna19 Mar, 12:19 pm
- Karka22 Mar, 12:36 am
- Simha24 Mar, 10:15 am
- Kanya26 Mar, 4:34 pm
- Tula28 Mar, 8:18 pm
- Vrishchika30 Mar, 10:44 pm
- Dhanu2 Apr, 1:02 am
- Makara4 Apr, 3:57 am
- Kumbha6 Apr, 7:59 am
- Meena8 Apr, 1:38 pm
- Mesha10 Apr, 9:28 pm
- Vrishabha13 Apr, 7:49 am
- Mithuna15 Apr, 8:13 pm
- Karka18 Apr, 8:51 am
- Simha20 Apr, 7:24 pm
- Kanya23 Apr, 2:25 am
- Tula25 Apr, 5:59 am
- Vrishchika27 Apr, 7:20 am
- Dhanu29 Apr, 8:06 am
- Makara1 May, 9:44 am
- Kumbha3 May, 1:22 pm
- Meena5 May, 7:29 pm
- Mesha8 May, 4:07 am
- Vrishabha10 May, 2:56 pm
- Mithuna13 May, 3:20 am
- Karka15 May, 4:08 pm
- Simha18 May, 3:34 am
- Kanya20 May, 11:53 am
- Tula22 May, 4:24 pm
- Vrishchika24 May, 5:45 pm
- Dhanu26 May, 5:30 pm
- Makara28 May, 5:33 pm
- Kumbha30 May, 7:40 pm
- Meena2 Jun, 1:02 am
- Mesha4 Jun, 9:46 am
- Vrishabha6 Jun, 9:03 pm
- Mithuna9 Jun, 9:39 am
- Karka11 Jun, 10:27 pm
- Simha14 Jun, 10:16 am
- Kanya16 Jun, 7:46 pm
- Tula19 Jun, 1:50 am
- Vrishchika21 Jun, 4:20 am
- Dhanu23 Jun, 4:16 am
- Makara25 Jun, 3:28 am
- Kumbha27 Jun, 4:02 am
- Meena29 Jun, 7:50 am
- Mesha1 Jul, 3:40 pm
- Vrishabha4 Jul, 2:51 am
- Mithuna6 Jul, 3:37 pm
- Karka9 Jul, 4:20 am
- Simha11 Jul, 4:01 pm
- Kanya14 Jul, 1:57 am
- Tula16 Jul, 9:17 am
- Vrishchika18 Jul, 1:25 pm
- Dhanu20 Jul, 2:37 pm
- Makara22 Jul, 2:11 pm
- Kumbha24 Jul, 2:07 pm
- Meena26 Jul, 4:31 pm
- Mesha28 Jul, 10:54 pm
- Vrishabha31 Jul, 9:15 am
- Mithuna2 Aug, 9:53 pm
- Karka5 Aug, 10:33 am
- Simha7 Aug, 9:52 pm
- Kanya10 Aug, 7:25 am
- Tula12 Aug, 3:01 pm
- Vrishchika14 Aug, 8:17 pm
- Dhanu16 Aug, 11:05 pm
- Makara19 Aug, 12:00 am
- Kumbha21 Aug, 12:28 am
- Meena23 Aug, 2:26 am
- Mesha25 Aug, 7:40 am
- Vrishabha27 Aug, 4:51 pm
- Mithuna30 Aug, 4:58 am
- Karka1 Sep, 5:36 pm
- Simha4 Sep, 4:44 am
- Kanya6 Sep, 1:39 pm
- Tula8 Sep, 8:32 pm
- Vrishchika11 Sep, 1:43 am
- Dhanu13 Sep, 5:20 am
- Makara15 Sep, 7:41 am
- Kumbha17 Sep, 9:31 am
- Meena19 Sep, 12:10 pm
- Mesha21 Sep, 5:09 pm
- Vrishabha24 Sep, 1:28 am
- Mithuna26 Sep, 12:53 pm
- Karka29 Sep, 1:30 am
- Simha1 Oct, 12:52 pm
- Kanya3 Oct, 9:34 pm
- Tula6 Oct, 3:34 am
- Vrishchika8 Oct, 7:40 am
- Dhanu10 Oct, 10:42 am
- Makara12 Oct, 1:25 pm
- Kumbha14 Oct, 4:23 pm
- Meena16 Oct, 8:18 pm
- Mesha19 Oct, 2:00 am
- Vrishabha21 Oct, 10:14 am
- Mithuna23 Oct, 9:09 pm
- Karka26 Oct, 9:40 am
- Simha28 Oct, 9:36 pm
- Kanya31 Oct, 6:54 am
- Tula2 Nov, 12:45 pm
- Vrishchika4 Nov, 3:49 pm
- Dhanu6 Nov, 5:25 pm
- Makara8 Nov, 7:02 pm
- Kumbha10 Nov, 9:49 pm
- Meena13 Nov, 2:27 am
- Mesha15 Nov, 9:12 am
- Vrishabha17 Nov, 6:04 pm
- Mithuna20 Nov, 4:59 am
- Karka22 Nov, 5:23 pm
- Simha25 Nov, 5:51 am
- Kanya27 Nov, 4:17 pm
- Tula29 Nov, 11:08 pm
- Vrishchika2 Dec, 2:14 am
- Dhanu4 Dec, 2:49 am
- Makara6 Dec, 2:46 am
- Kumbha8 Dec, 4:00 am
- Meena10 Dec, 7:55 am
- Mesha12 Dec, 2:55 pm
- Vrishabha15 Dec, 12:30 am
- Mithuna17 Dec, 11:51 am
- Karka20 Dec, 12:15 am
- Simha22 Dec, 12:52 pm
- Kanya25 Dec, 12:17 am
- Tula27 Dec, 8:44 am
- Vrishchika29 Dec, 1:10 pm
- Dhanu31 Dec, 2:05 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2013: 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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