Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2016
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2016. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Auckland (Pacific/Auckland, NZDT/NZST).
Chandra’s signs through 2016
- Kanya1 Jan, 7:42 am
- Tula3 Jan, 8:36 pm
- Vrishchika6 Jan, 8:26 am
- Dhanu8 Jan, 5:16 pm
- Makara10 Jan, 11:02 pm
- Kumbha13 Jan, 2:47 am
- Meena15 Jan, 5:45 am
- Mesha17 Jan, 8:42 am
- Vrishabha19 Jan, 12:00 pm
- Mithuna21 Jan, 4:03 pm
- Karka23 Jan, 9:32 pm
- Simha26 Jan, 5:23 am
- Kanya28 Jan, 4:06 pm
- Tula31 Jan, 4:48 am
- Vrishchika2 Feb, 5:10 pm
- Dhanu5 Feb, 2:47 am
- Makara7 Feb, 8:43 am
- Kumbha9 Feb, 11:41 am
- Meena11 Feb, 1:10 pm
- Mesha13 Feb, 2:42 pm
- Vrishabha15 Feb, 5:22 pm
- Mithuna17 Feb, 9:48 pm
- Karka20 Feb, 4:16 am
- Simha22 Feb, 12:57 pm
- Kanya24 Feb, 11:50 pm
- Tula27 Feb, 12:23 pm
- Vrishchika1 Mar, 1:07 am
- Dhanu3 Mar, 11:49 am
- Makara5 Mar, 6:57 pm
- Kumbha7 Mar, 10:20 pm
- Meena9 Mar, 11:10 pm
- Mesha11 Mar, 11:11 pm
- Vrishabha14 Mar, 12:09 am
- Mithuna16 Mar, 3:27 am
- Karka18 Mar, 9:49 am
- Simha20 Mar, 7:04 pm
- Kanya23 Mar, 6:29 am
- Tula25 Mar, 7:07 pm
- Vrishchika28 Mar, 7:53 am
- Dhanu30 Mar, 7:18 pm
- Makara2 Apr, 3:53 am
- Kumbha4 Apr, 7:45 am
- Meena6 Apr, 9:16 am
- Mesha8 Apr, 8:51 am
- Vrishabha10 Apr, 8:24 am
- Mithuna12 Apr, 9:57 am
- Karka14 Apr, 2:57 pm
- Simha16 Apr, 11:46 pm
- Kanya19 Apr, 11:26 am
- Tula22 Apr, 12:16 am
- Vrishchika24 Apr, 12:54 pm
- Dhanu27 Apr, 12:23 am
- Makara29 Apr, 9:46 am
- Kumbha1 May, 4:12 pm
- Meena3 May, 7:20 pm
- Mesha5 May, 7:47 pm
- Vrishabha7 May, 7:10 pm
- Mithuna9 May, 7:33 pm
- Karka11 May, 10:55 pm
- Simha14 May, 6:25 am
- Kanya16 May, 5:35 pm
- Tula19 May, 6:28 am
- Vrishchika21 May, 7:00 pm
- Dhanu24 May, 6:06 am
- Makara26 May, 3:23 pm
- Kumbha28 May, 10:30 pm
- Meena31 May, 3:05 am
- Mesha2 Jun, 5:08 am
- Vrishabha4 Jun, 5:32 am
- Mithuna6 Jun, 5:57 am
- Karka8 Jun, 8:25 am
- Simha10 Jun, 2:35 pm
- Kanya13 Jun, 12:43 am
- Tula15 Jun, 1:17 pm
- Vrishchika18 Jun, 1:48 am
- Dhanu20 Jun, 12:34 pm
- Makara22 Jun, 9:12 pm
- Kumbha25 Jun, 3:55 am
- Meena27 Jun, 8:53 am
- Mesha29 Jun, 12:07 pm
- Vrishabha1 Jul, 1:59 pm
- Mithuna3 Jul, 3:29 pm
- Karka5 Jul, 6:10 pm
- Simha7 Jul, 11:41 pm
- Kanya10 Jul, 8:52 am
- Tula12 Jul, 8:53 pm
- Vrishchika15 Jul, 9:26 am
- Dhanu17 Jul, 8:15 pm
- Makara20 Jul, 4:24 am
- Kumbha22 Jul, 10:11 am
- Meena24 Jul, 2:23 pm
- Mesha26 Jul, 5:36 pm
- Vrishabha28 Jul, 8:17 pm
- Mithuna30 Jul, 11:03 pm
- Karka2 Aug, 2:47 am
- Simha4 Aug, 8:36 am
- Kanya6 Aug, 5:23 pm
- Tula9 Aug, 4:55 am
- Vrishchika11 Aug, 5:31 pm
- Dhanu14 Aug, 4:49 am
- Makara16 Aug, 1:09 pm
- Kumbha18 Aug, 6:22 pm
- Meena20 Aug, 9:23 pm
- Mesha22 Aug, 11:27 pm
- Vrishabha25 Aug, 1:40 am
- Mithuna27 Aug, 4:50 am
- Karka29 Aug, 9:34 am
- Simha31 Aug, 4:18 pm
- Kanya3 Sep, 1:23 am
- Tula5 Sep, 12:44 pm
- Vrishchika8 Sep, 1:22 am
- Dhanu10 Sep, 1:21 pm
- Makara12 Sep, 10:36 pm
- Kumbha15 Sep, 4:13 am
- Meena17 Sep, 6:40 am
- Mesha19 Sep, 7:24 am
- Vrishabha21 Sep, 8:08 am
- Mithuna23 Sep, 10:22 am
- Karka25 Sep, 4:05 pm
- Simha27 Sep, 11:29 pm
- Kanya30 Sep, 9:15 am
- Tula2 Oct, 8:48 pm
- Vrishchika5 Oct, 9:27 am
- Dhanu7 Oct, 9:55 pm
- Makara10 Oct, 8:24 am
- Kumbha12 Oct, 3:21 pm
- Meena14 Oct, 6:26 pm
- Mesha16 Oct, 6:43 pm
- Vrishabha18 Oct, 6:05 pm
- Mithuna20 Oct, 6:36 pm
- Karka22 Oct, 10:00 pm
- Simha25 Oct, 5:01 am
- Kanya27 Oct, 3:08 pm
- Tula30 Oct, 3:05 am
- Vrishchika1 Nov, 3:45 pm
- Dhanu4 Nov, 4:15 am
- Makara6 Nov, 3:31 pm
- Kumbha9 Nov, 12:02 am
- Meena11 Nov, 4:47 am
- Mesha13 Nov, 6:00 am
- Vrishabha15 Nov, 5:09 am
- Mithuna17 Nov, 4:25 am
- Karka19 Nov, 6:02 am
- Simha21 Nov, 11:31 am
- Kanya23 Nov, 9:00 pm
- Tula26 Nov, 9:03 am
- Vrishchika28 Nov, 9:49 pm
- Dhanu1 Dec, 10:06 am
- Makara3 Dec, 9:16 pm
- Kumbha6 Dec, 6:32 am
- Meena8 Dec, 12:56 pm
- Mesha10 Dec, 3:58 pm
- Vrishabha12 Dec, 4:20 pm
- Mithuna14 Dec, 3:43 pm
- Karka16 Dec, 4:20 pm
- Simha18 Dec, 8:09 pm
- Kanya21 Dec, 4:10 am
- Tula23 Dec, 3:36 pm
- Vrishchika26 Dec, 4:22 am
- Dhanu28 Dec, 4:31 pm
- Makara31 Dec, 3:08 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2016: 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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