Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2017
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2017. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Suva (Pacific/Fiji, UTC+13/UTC+12).
Chandra’s signs through 2017
- Kumbha2 Jan, 11:58 am
- Meena4 Jan, 6:48 pm
- Mesha6 Jan, 11:15 pm
- Vrishabha9 Jan, 1:25 am
- Mithuna11 Jan, 2:13 am
- Karka13 Jan, 3:16 am
- Simha15 Jan, 5:24 am
- Kanya17 Jan, 12:02 pm
- Tula19 Jan, 10:20 pm
- Vrishchika22 Jan, 10:47 am
- Dhanu24 Jan, 11:02 pm
- Makara27 Jan, 9:23 am
- Kumbha29 Jan, 5:23 pm
- Meena31 Jan, 11:21 pm
- Mesha3 Feb, 3:41 am
- Vrishabha5 Feb, 6:46 am
- Mithuna7 Feb, 9:08 am
- Karka9 Feb, 11:37 am
- Simha11 Feb, 3:24 pm
- Kanya13 Feb, 9:39 pm
- Tula16 Feb, 7:02 am
- Vrishchika18 Feb, 6:55 pm
- Dhanu21 Feb, 7:22 am
- Makara23 Feb, 6:04 pm
- Kumbha26 Feb, 1:47 am
- Meena28 Feb, 6:41 am
- Mesha2 Mar, 9:46 am
- Vrishabha4 Mar, 12:09 pm
- Mithuna6 Mar, 2:49 pm
- Karka8 Mar, 6:26 pm
- Simha10 Mar, 11:28 pm
- Kanya13 Mar, 6:23 am
- Tula15 Mar, 3:37 pm
- Vrishchika18 Mar, 3:06 am
- Dhanu20 Mar, 3:38 pm
- Makara23 Mar, 3:05 am
- Kumbha25 Mar, 11:27 am
- Meena27 Mar, 4:10 pm
- Mesha29 Mar, 6:08 pm
- Vrishabha31 Mar, 7:01 pm
- Mithuna2 Apr, 8:30 pm
- Karka4 Apr, 11:50 pm
- Simha7 Apr, 5:29 am
- Kanya9 Apr, 1:20 pm
- Tula11 Apr, 11:06 pm
- Vrishchika14 Apr, 10:34 am
- Dhanu16 Apr, 11:08 pm
- Makara19 Apr, 11:15 am
- Kumbha21 Apr, 8:49 pm
- Meena24 Apr, 2:27 am
- Mesha26 Apr, 4:24 am
- Vrishabha28 Apr, 4:17 am
- Mithuna30 Apr, 4:11 am
- Karka2 May, 6:02 am
- Simha4 May, 10:58 am
- Kanya6 May, 7:00 pm
- Tula9 May, 5:20 am
- Vrishchika11 May, 5:06 pm
- Dhanu14 May, 5:40 am
- Makara16 May, 6:05 pm
- Kumbha19 May, 4:42 am
- Meena21 May, 11:48 am
- Mesha23 May, 2:54 pm
- Vrishabha25 May, 2:58 pm
- Mithuna27 May, 2:03 pm
- Karka29 May, 2:22 pm
- Simha31 May, 5:43 pm
- Kanya3 Jun, 12:48 am
- Tula5 Jun, 11:02 am
- Vrishchika7 Jun, 11:04 pm
- Dhanu10 Jun, 11:41 am
- Makara12 Jun, 11:59 pm
- Kumbha15 Jun, 10:57 am
- Meena17 Jun, 7:14 pm
- Mesha19 Jun, 11:56 pm
- Vrishabha22 Jun, 1:18 am
- Mithuna24 Jun, 12:48 am
- Karka26 Jun, 12:30 am
- Simha28 Jun, 2:27 am
- Kanya30 Jun, 8:01 am
- Tula2 Jul, 5:21 pm
- Vrishchika5 Jul, 5:12 am
- Dhanu7 Jul, 5:50 pm
- Makara10 Jul, 5:54 am
- Kumbha12 Jul, 4:32 pm
- Meena15 Jul, 1:03 am
- Mesha17 Jul, 6:50 am
- Vrishabha19 Jul, 9:46 am
- Mithuna21 Jul, 10:39 am
- Karka23 Jul, 10:58 am
- Simha25 Jul, 12:30 pm
- Kanya27 Jul, 4:52 pm
- Tula30 Jul, 12:56 am
- Vrishchika1 Aug, 12:08 pm
- Dhanu4 Aug, 12:42 am
- Makara6 Aug, 12:39 pm
- Kumbha8 Aug, 10:45 pm
- Meena11 Aug, 6:38 am
- Mesha13 Aug, 12:20 pm
- Vrishabha15 Aug, 4:06 pm
- Mithuna17 Aug, 6:25 pm
- Karka19 Aug, 8:06 pm
- Simha21 Aug, 10:21 pm
- Kanya24 Aug, 2:29 am
- Tula26 Aug, 9:38 am
- Vrishchika28 Aug, 8:00 pm
- Dhanu31 Aug, 8:23 am
- Makara2 Sep, 8:30 pm
- Kumbha5 Sep, 6:25 am
- Meena7 Sep, 1:29 pm
- Mesha9 Sep, 6:12 pm
- Vrishabha11 Sep, 9:29 pm
- Mithuna14 Sep, 12:13 am
- Karka16 Sep, 3:05 am
- Simha18 Sep, 6:36 am
- Kanya20 Sep, 11:28 am
- Tula22 Sep, 6:31 pm
- Vrishchika25 Sep, 4:20 am
- Dhanu27 Sep, 4:27 pm
- Makara30 Sep, 4:57 am
- Kumbha2 Oct, 3:21 pm
- Meena4 Oct, 10:16 pm
- Mesha7 Oct, 2:01 am
- Vrishabha9 Oct, 3:59 am
- Mithuna11 Oct, 5:45 am
- Karka13 Oct, 8:31 am
- Simha15 Oct, 12:50 pm
- Kanya17 Oct, 6:46 pm
- Tula20 Oct, 2:29 am
- Vrishchika22 Oct, 12:18 pm
- Dhanu25 Oct, 12:14 am
- Makara27 Oct, 1:06 pm
- Kumbha30 Oct, 12:28 am
- Meena1 Nov, 8:14 am
- Mesha3 Nov, 11:58 am
- Vrishabha5 Nov, 1:57 pm
- Mithuna7 Nov, 2:10 pm
- Karka9 Nov, 3:31 pm
- Simha11 Nov, 7:12 pm
- Kanya14 Nov, 1:29 am
- Tula16 Nov, 9:59 am
- Vrishchika18 Nov, 8:18 pm
- Dhanu21 Nov, 8:17 am
- Makara23 Nov, 9:15 pm
- Kumbha26 Nov, 9:30 am
- Meena28 Nov, 6:44 pm
- Mesha30 Nov, 11:42 pm
- Vrishabha3 Dec, 12:57 am
- Mithuna5 Dec, 12:19 am
- Karka7 Dec, 12:01 am
- Simha9 Dec, 1:57 am
- Kanya11 Dec, 7:09 am
- Tula13 Dec, 3:34 pm
- Vrishchika16 Dec, 2:22 am
- Dhanu18 Dec, 2:36 pm
- Makara21 Dec, 3:31 am
- Kumbha23 Dec, 3:59 pm
- Meena26 Dec, 2:22 am
- Mesha28 Dec, 9:06 am
- Vrishabha30 Dec, 11:54 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2017: 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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