Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2015
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2015. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Adelaide (Australia/Adelaide, ACDT/ACST).
Chandra’s signs through 2015
- Vrishabha1 Jan, 4:46 pm
- Mithuna4 Jan, 12:24 am
- Karka6 Jan, 9:54 am
- Simha8 Jan, 9:28 pm
- Kanya11 Jan, 10:23 am
- Tula13 Jan, 10:37 pm
- Vrishchika16 Jan, 7:43 am
- Dhanu18 Jan, 12:34 pm
- Makara20 Jan, 1:57 pm
- Kumbha22 Jan, 1:49 pm
- Meena24 Jan, 2:13 pm
- Mesha26 Jan, 4:46 pm
- Vrishabha28 Jan, 10:11 pm
- Mithuna31 Jan, 6:16 am
- Karka2 Feb, 4:27 pm
- Simha5 Feb, 4:16 am
- Kanya7 Feb, 5:09 pm
- Tula10 Feb, 5:47 am
- Vrishchika12 Feb, 4:09 pm
- Dhanu14 Feb, 10:37 pm
- Makara17 Feb, 1:06 am
- Kumbha19 Feb, 12:57 am
- Meena21 Feb, 12:14 am
- Mesha23 Feb, 1:00 am
- Vrishabha25 Feb, 4:44 am
- Mithuna27 Feb, 12:00 pm
- Karka1 Mar, 10:16 pm
- Simha4 Mar, 10:26 am
- Kanya6 Mar, 11:19 pm
- Tula9 Mar, 11:50 am
- Vrishchika11 Mar, 10:41 pm
- Dhanu14 Mar, 6:32 am
- Makara16 Mar, 10:47 am
- Kumbha18 Mar, 11:58 am
- Meena20 Mar, 11:34 am
- Mesha22 Mar, 11:29 am
- Vrishabha24 Mar, 1:34 pm
- Mithuna26 Mar, 7:11 pm
- Karka29 Mar, 4:34 am
- Simha31 Mar, 4:39 pm
- Kanya3 Apr, 5:36 am
- Tula5 Apr, 4:50 pm
- Vrishchika8 Apr, 3:19 am
- Dhanu10 Apr, 11:29 am
- Makara12 Apr, 4:58 pm
- Kumbha14 Apr, 7:52 pm
- Meena16 Apr, 8:55 pm
- Mesha18 Apr, 9:21 pm
- Vrishabha20 Apr, 10:53 pm
- Mithuna23 Apr, 3:09 am
- Karka25 Apr, 11:11 am
- Simha27 Apr, 10:36 pm
- Kanya30 Apr, 11:32 am
- Tula2 May, 11:38 pm
- Vrishchika5 May, 9:33 am
- Dhanu7 May, 5:03 pm
- Makara9 May, 10:30 pm
- Kumbha12 May, 2:18 am
- Meena14 May, 4:50 am
- Mesha16 May, 6:40 am
- Vrishabha18 May, 8:51 am
- Mithuna20 May, 12:49 pm
- Karka22 May, 7:53 pm
- Simha25 May, 6:27 am
- Kanya27 May, 7:09 pm
- Tula30 May, 7:24 am
- Vrishchika1 Jun, 5:06 pm
- Dhanu3 Jun, 11:49 pm
- Makara6 Jun, 4:19 am
- Kumbha8 Jun, 7:40 am
- Meena10 Jun, 10:39 am
- Mesha12 Jun, 1:39 pm
- Vrishabha14 Jun, 5:04 pm
- Mithuna16 Jun, 9:42 pm
- Karka19 Jun, 4:39 am
- Simha21 Jun, 2:40 pm
- Kanya24 Jun, 3:07 am
- Tula26 Jun, 3:41 pm
- Vrishchika29 Jun, 1:47 am
- Dhanu1 Jul, 8:17 am
- Makara3 Jul, 11:52 am
- Kumbha5 Jul, 2:00 pm
- Meena7 Jul, 4:07 pm
- Mesha9 Jul, 7:06 pm
- Vrishabha11 Jul, 11:17 pm
- Mithuna14 Jul, 4:55 am
- Karka16 Jul, 12:29 pm
- Simha18 Jul, 10:30 pm
- Kanya21 Jul, 10:48 am
- Tula23 Jul, 11:43 pm
- Vrishchika26 Jul, 10:40 am
- Dhanu28 Jul, 5:51 pm
- Makara30 Jul, 9:19 pm
- Kumbha1 Aug, 10:29 pm
- Meena3 Aug, 11:11 pm
- Mesha6 Aug, 12:56 am
- Vrishabha8 Aug, 4:40 am
- Mithuna10 Aug, 10:41 am
- Karka12 Aug, 6:58 pm
- Simha15 Aug, 5:27 am
- Kanya17 Aug, 5:48 pm
- Tula20 Aug, 6:54 am
- Vrishchika22 Aug, 6:42 pm
- Dhanu25 Aug, 3:11 am
- Makara27 Aug, 7:37 am
- Kumbha29 Aug, 8:51 am
- Meena31 Aug, 8:37 am
- Mesha2 Sep, 8:48 am
- Vrishabha4 Sep, 11:01 am
- Mithuna6 Sep, 4:15 pm
- Karka9 Sep, 12:37 am
- Simha11 Sep, 11:33 am
- Kanya14 Sep, 12:06 am
- Tula16 Sep, 1:11 pm
- Vrishchika19 Sep, 1:22 am
- Dhanu21 Sep, 11:03 am
- Makara23 Sep, 5:07 pm
- Kumbha25 Sep, 7:35 pm
- Meena27 Sep, 7:37 pm
- Mesha29 Sep, 6:59 pm
- Vrishabha1 Oct, 7:38 pm
- Mithuna3 Oct, 11:13 pm
- Karka6 Oct, 7:37 am
- Simha8 Oct, 6:26 pm
- Kanya11 Oct, 7:10 am
- Tula13 Oct, 8:10 pm
- Vrishchika16 Oct, 8:09 am
- Dhanu18 Oct, 6:12 pm
- Makara21 Oct, 1:33 am
- Kumbha23 Oct, 5:49 am
- Meena25 Oct, 7:19 am
- Mesha27 Oct, 7:12 am
- Vrishabha29 Oct, 7:13 am
- Mithuna31 Oct, 9:21 am
- Karka2 Nov, 3:09 pm
- Simha5 Nov, 1:02 am
- Kanya7 Nov, 1:38 pm
- Tula10 Nov, 2:37 am
- Vrishchika12 Nov, 2:12 pm
- Dhanu14 Nov, 11:44 pm
- Makara17 Nov, 7:11 am
- Kumbha19 Nov, 12:34 pm
- Meena21 Nov, 3:49 pm
- Mesha23 Nov, 5:17 pm
- Vrishabha25 Nov, 6:03 pm
- Mithuna27 Nov, 7:49 pm
- Karka30 Nov, 12:26 am
- Simha2 Dec, 9:01 am
- Kanya4 Dec, 9:00 pm
- Tula7 Dec, 10:00 am
- Vrishchika9 Dec, 9:28 pm
- Dhanu12 Dec, 6:20 am
- Makara14 Dec, 12:54 pm
- Kumbha16 Dec, 5:54 pm
- Meena18 Dec, 9:48 pm
- Mesha21 Dec, 12:44 am
- Vrishabha23 Dec, 3:04 am
- Mithuna25 Dec, 5:45 am
- Karka27 Dec, 10:17 am
- Simha29 Dec, 6:02 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2015: 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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