Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2017
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2017. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Washington, D.C. (America/New York, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2017
- Kumbha1 Jan, 5:58 pm
- Meena4 Jan, 12:48 am
- Mesha6 Jan, 5:15 am
- Vrishabha8 Jan, 7:25 am
- Mithuna10 Jan, 8:13 am
- Karka12 Jan, 9:16 am
- Simha14 Jan, 12:24 pm
- Kanya16 Jan, 7:02 pm
- Tula19 Jan, 5:20 am
- Vrishchika21 Jan, 5:47 pm
- Dhanu24 Jan, 6:02 am
- Makara26 Jan, 4:23 pm
- Kumbha29 Jan, 12:23 am
- Meena31 Jan, 6:21 am
- Mesha2 Feb, 10:41 am
- Vrishabha4 Feb, 1:46 pm
- Mithuna6 Feb, 4:08 pm
- Karka8 Feb, 6:37 pm
- Simha10 Feb, 10:24 pm
- Kanya13 Feb, 4:39 am
- Tula15 Feb, 2:02 pm
- Vrishchika18 Feb, 1:55 am
- Dhanu20 Feb, 2:22 pm
- Makara23 Feb, 1:04 am
- Kumbha25 Feb, 8:47 am
- Meena27 Feb, 1:41 pm
- Mesha1 Mar, 4:46 pm
- Vrishabha3 Mar, 7:09 pm
- Mithuna5 Mar, 9:49 pm
- Karka8 Mar, 1:26 am
- Simha10 Mar, 6:28 am
- Kanya12 Mar, 2:23 pm
- Tula14 Mar, 11:37 pm
- Vrishchika17 Mar, 11:06 am
- Dhanu19 Mar, 11:38 pm
- Makara22 Mar, 11:05 am
- Kumbha24 Mar, 7:27 pm
- Meena27 Mar, 12:10 am
- Mesha29 Mar, 2:08 am
- Vrishabha31 Mar, 3:01 am
- Mithuna2 Apr, 4:30 am
- Karka4 Apr, 7:50 am
- Simha6 Apr, 1:29 pm
- Kanya8 Apr, 9:20 pm
- Tula11 Apr, 7:06 am
- Vrishchika13 Apr, 6:34 pm
- Dhanu16 Apr, 7:08 am
- Makara18 Apr, 7:15 pm
- Kumbha21 Apr, 4:49 am
- Meena23 Apr, 10:27 am
- Mesha25 Apr, 12:24 pm
- Vrishabha27 Apr, 12:17 pm
- Mithuna29 Apr, 12:11 pm
- Karka1 May, 2:02 pm
- Simha3 May, 6:58 pm
- Kanya6 May, 3:00 am
- Tula8 May, 1:20 pm
- Vrishchika11 May, 1:06 am
- Dhanu13 May, 1:40 pm
- Makara16 May, 2:05 am
- Kumbha18 May, 12:42 pm
- Meena20 May, 7:48 pm
- Mesha22 May, 10:54 pm
- Vrishabha24 May, 10:58 pm
- Mithuna26 May, 10:03 pm
- Karka28 May, 10:22 pm
- Simha31 May, 1:43 am
- Kanya2 Jun, 8:48 am
- Tula4 Jun, 7:02 pm
- Vrishchika7 Jun, 7:04 am
- Dhanu9 Jun, 7:41 pm
- Makara12 Jun, 7:59 am
- Kumbha14 Jun, 6:57 pm
- Meena17 Jun, 3:14 am
- Mesha19 Jun, 7:56 am
- Vrishabha21 Jun, 9:18 am
- Mithuna23 Jun, 8:48 am
- Karka25 Jun, 8:30 am
- Simha27 Jun, 10:27 am
- Kanya29 Jun, 4:01 pm
- Tula2 Jul, 1:21 am
- Vrishchika4 Jul, 1:12 pm
- Dhanu7 Jul, 1:50 am
- Makara9 Jul, 1:54 pm
- Kumbha12 Jul, 12:32 am
- Meena14 Jul, 9:03 am
- Mesha16 Jul, 2:50 pm
- Vrishabha18 Jul, 5:46 pm
- Mithuna20 Jul, 6:39 pm
- Karka22 Jul, 6:58 pm
- Simha24 Jul, 8:30 pm
- Kanya27 Jul, 12:52 am
- Tula29 Jul, 8:56 am
- Vrishchika31 Jul, 8:08 pm
- Dhanu3 Aug, 8:42 am
- Makara5 Aug, 8:39 pm
- Kumbha8 Aug, 6:45 am
- Meena10 Aug, 2:38 pm
- Mesha12 Aug, 8:20 pm
- Vrishabha15 Aug, 12:06 am
- Mithuna17 Aug, 2:25 am
- Karka19 Aug, 4:06 am
- Simha21 Aug, 6:21 am
- Kanya23 Aug, 10:29 am
- Tula25 Aug, 5:38 pm
- Vrishchika28 Aug, 4:00 am
- Dhanu30 Aug, 4:23 pm
- Makara2 Sep, 4:30 am
- Kumbha4 Sep, 2:25 pm
- Meena6 Sep, 9:29 pm
- Mesha9 Sep, 2:12 am
- Vrishabha11 Sep, 5:29 am
- Mithuna13 Sep, 8:13 am
- Karka15 Sep, 11:05 am
- Simha17 Sep, 2:36 pm
- Kanya19 Sep, 7:28 pm
- Tula22 Sep, 2:31 am
- Vrishchika24 Sep, 12:20 pm
- Dhanu27 Sep, 12:27 am
- Makara29 Sep, 12:57 pm
- Kumbha1 Oct, 11:21 pm
- Meena4 Oct, 6:16 am
- Mesha6 Oct, 10:01 am
- Vrishabha8 Oct, 11:59 am
- Mithuna10 Oct, 1:45 pm
- Karka12 Oct, 4:31 pm
- Simha14 Oct, 8:50 pm
- Kanya17 Oct, 2:46 am
- Tula19 Oct, 10:29 am
- Vrishchika21 Oct, 8:18 pm
- Dhanu24 Oct, 8:14 am
- Makara26 Oct, 9:06 pm
- Kumbha29 Oct, 8:28 am
- Meena31 Oct, 4:14 pm
- Mesha2 Nov, 7:58 pm
- Vrishabha4 Nov, 8:57 pm
- Mithuna6 Nov, 8:10 pm
- Karka8 Nov, 9:31 pm
- Simha11 Nov, 1:12 am
- Kanya13 Nov, 7:29 am
- Tula15 Nov, 3:59 pm
- Vrishchika18 Nov, 2:18 am
- Dhanu20 Nov, 2:17 pm
- Makara23 Nov, 3:15 am
- Kumbha25 Nov, 3:30 pm
- Meena28 Nov, 12:44 am
- Mesha30 Nov, 5:42 am
- Vrishabha2 Dec, 6:57 am
- Mithuna4 Dec, 6:19 am
- Karka6 Dec, 6:01 am
- Simha8 Dec, 7:57 am
- Kanya10 Dec, 1:09 pm
- Tula12 Dec, 9:34 pm
- Vrishchika15 Dec, 8:22 am
- Dhanu17 Dec, 8:36 pm
- Makara20 Dec, 9:31 am
- Kumbha22 Dec, 9:59 pm
- Meena25 Dec, 8:22 am
- Mesha27 Dec, 3:06 pm
- Vrishabha29 Dec, 5:54 pm
- Mithuna31 Dec, 5:54 pm
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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