Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2016
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2016. Every entry is listed below.
Times in New York (America/New York, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2016
- Tula3 Jan, 2:36 am
- Vrishchika5 Jan, 2:26 pm
- Dhanu7 Jan, 11:16 pm
- Makara10 Jan, 5:02 am
- Kumbha12 Jan, 8:47 am
- Meena14 Jan, 11:45 am
- Mesha16 Jan, 2:42 pm
- Vrishabha18 Jan, 6:00 pm
- Mithuna20 Jan, 10:03 pm
- Karka23 Jan, 3:32 am
- Simha25 Jan, 11:23 am
- Kanya27 Jan, 10:06 pm
- Tula30 Jan, 10:48 am
- Vrishchika1 Feb, 11:10 pm
- Dhanu4 Feb, 8:47 am
- Makara6 Feb, 2:43 pm
- Kumbha8 Feb, 5:41 pm
- Meena10 Feb, 7:10 pm
- Mesha12 Feb, 8:42 pm
- Vrishabha14 Feb, 11:22 pm
- Mithuna17 Feb, 3:48 am
- Karka19 Feb, 10:16 am
- Simha21 Feb, 6:57 pm
- Kanya24 Feb, 5:50 am
- Tula26 Feb, 6:23 pm
- Vrishchika29 Feb, 7:07 am
- Dhanu2 Mar, 5:49 pm
- Makara5 Mar, 12:57 am
- Kumbha7 Mar, 4:20 am
- Meena9 Mar, 5:10 am
- Mesha11 Mar, 5:11 am
- Vrishabha13 Mar, 7:09 am
- Mithuna15 Mar, 10:27 am
- Karka17 Mar, 4:49 pm
- Simha20 Mar, 2:04 am
- Kanya22 Mar, 1:29 pm
- Tula25 Mar, 2:07 am
- Vrishchika27 Mar, 2:53 pm
- Dhanu30 Mar, 2:18 am
- Makara1 Apr, 10:53 am
- Kumbha3 Apr, 3:45 pm
- Meena5 Apr, 5:16 pm
- Mesha7 Apr, 4:51 pm
- Vrishabha9 Apr, 4:24 pm
- Mithuna11 Apr, 5:57 pm
- Karka13 Apr, 10:57 pm
- Simha16 Apr, 7:46 am
- Kanya18 Apr, 7:26 pm
- Tula21 Apr, 8:16 am
- Vrishchika23 Apr, 8:54 pm
- Dhanu26 Apr, 8:23 am
- Makara28 Apr, 5:46 pm
- Kumbha1 May, 12:12 am
- Meena3 May, 3:20 am
- Mesha5 May, 3:47 am
- Vrishabha7 May, 3:10 am
- Mithuna9 May, 3:33 am
- Karka11 May, 6:55 am
- Simha13 May, 2:25 pm
- Kanya16 May, 1:35 am
- Tula18 May, 2:28 pm
- Vrishchika21 May, 3:00 am
- Dhanu23 May, 2:06 pm
- Makara25 May, 11:23 pm
- Kumbha28 May, 6:30 am
- Meena30 May, 11:05 am
- Mesha1 Jun, 1:08 pm
- Vrishabha3 Jun, 1:32 pm
- Mithuna5 Jun, 1:57 pm
- Karka7 Jun, 4:25 pm
- Simha9 Jun, 10:35 pm
- Kanya12 Jun, 8:43 am
- Tula14 Jun, 9:17 pm
- Vrishchika17 Jun, 9:48 am
- Dhanu19 Jun, 8:34 pm
- Makara22 Jun, 5:12 am
- Kumbha24 Jun, 11:55 am
- Meena26 Jun, 4:53 pm
- Mesha28 Jun, 8:07 pm
- Vrishabha30 Jun, 9:59 pm
- Mithuna2 Jul, 11:29 pm
- Karka5 Jul, 2:10 am
- Simha7 Jul, 7:41 am
- Kanya9 Jul, 4:52 pm
- Tula12 Jul, 4:53 am
- Vrishchika14 Jul, 5:26 pm
- Dhanu17 Jul, 4:15 am
- Makara19 Jul, 12:24 pm
- Kumbha21 Jul, 6:11 pm
- Meena23 Jul, 10:23 pm
- Mesha26 Jul, 1:36 am
- Vrishabha28 Jul, 4:17 am
- Mithuna30 Jul, 7:03 am
- Karka1 Aug, 10:47 am
- Simha3 Aug, 4:36 pm
- Kanya6 Aug, 1:23 am
- Tula8 Aug, 12:55 pm
- Vrishchika11 Aug, 1:31 am
- Dhanu13 Aug, 12:49 pm
- Makara15 Aug, 9:09 pm
- Kumbha18 Aug, 2:22 am
- Meena20 Aug, 5:23 am
- Mesha22 Aug, 7:27 am
- Vrishabha24 Aug, 9:40 am
- Mithuna26 Aug, 12:50 pm
- Karka28 Aug, 5:34 pm
- Simha31 Aug, 12:18 am
- Kanya2 Sep, 9:23 am
- Tula4 Sep, 8:44 pm
- Vrishchika7 Sep, 9:22 am
- Dhanu9 Sep, 9:21 pm
- Makara12 Sep, 6:36 am
- Kumbha14 Sep, 12:13 pm
- Meena16 Sep, 2:40 pm
- Mesha18 Sep, 3:24 pm
- Vrishabha20 Sep, 4:08 pm
- Mithuna22 Sep, 6:22 pm
- Karka24 Sep, 11:05 pm
- Simha27 Sep, 6:29 am
- Kanya29 Sep, 4:15 pm
- Tula2 Oct, 3:48 am
- Vrishchika4 Oct, 4:27 pm
- Dhanu7 Oct, 4:55 am
- Makara9 Oct, 3:24 pm
- Kumbha11 Oct, 10:21 pm
- Meena14 Oct, 1:26 am
- Mesha16 Oct, 1:43 am
- Vrishabha18 Oct, 1:05 am
- Mithuna20 Oct, 1:36 am
- Karka22 Oct, 5:00 am
- Simha24 Oct, 12:01 pm
- Kanya26 Oct, 10:08 pm
- Tula29 Oct, 10:05 am
- Vrishchika31 Oct, 10:45 pm
- Dhanu3 Nov, 11:15 am
- Makara5 Nov, 10:31 pm
- Kumbha8 Nov, 6:02 am
- Meena10 Nov, 10:47 am
- Mesha12 Nov, 12:00 pm
- Vrishabha14 Nov, 11:09 am
- Mithuna16 Nov, 10:25 am
- Karka18 Nov, 12:02 pm
- Simha20 Nov, 5:31 pm
- Kanya23 Nov, 3:00 am
- Tula25 Nov, 3:03 pm
- Vrishchika28 Nov, 3:49 am
- Dhanu30 Nov, 4:06 pm
- Makara3 Dec, 3:16 am
- Kumbha5 Dec, 12:32 pm
- Meena7 Dec, 6:56 pm
- Mesha9 Dec, 9:58 pm
- Vrishabha11 Dec, 10:20 pm
- Mithuna13 Dec, 9:43 pm
- Karka15 Dec, 10:20 pm
- Simha18 Dec, 2:09 am
- Kanya20 Dec, 10:10 am
- Tula22 Dec, 9:36 pm
- Vrishchika25 Dec, 10:22 am
- Dhanu27 Dec, 10:31 pm
- Makara30 Dec, 9:08 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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