Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2019
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2019. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Washington, D.C. (America/New York, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2019
- Vrishchika1 Jan, 4:52 pm
- Dhanu4 Jan, 2:23 am
- Makara6 Jan, 1:54 pm
- Kumbha9 Jan, 2:44 am
- Meena11 Jan, 3:32 pm
- Mesha14 Jan, 2:22 am
- Vrishabha16 Jan, 9:38 am
- Mithuna18 Jan, 1:02 pm
- Karka20 Jan, 1:34 pm
- Simha22 Jan, 1:01 pm
- Kanya24 Jan, 1:19 pm
- Tula26 Jan, 4:08 pm
- Vrishchika28 Jan, 10:28 pm
- Dhanu31 Jan, 8:09 am
- Makara2 Feb, 8:08 pm
- Kumbha5 Feb, 9:04 am
- Meena7 Feb, 9:47 pm
- Mesha10 Feb, 9:06 am
- Vrishabha12 Feb, 5:48 pm
- Mithuna14 Feb, 11:01 pm
- Karka17 Feb, 12:53 am
- Simha19 Feb, 12:32 am
- Kanya20 Feb, 11:52 pm
- Tula23 Feb, 12:56 am
- Vrishchika25 Feb, 5:31 am
- Dhanu27 Feb, 2:15 pm
- Makara2 Mar, 2:09 am
- Kumbha4 Mar, 3:14 pm
- Meena7 Mar, 3:45 am
- Mesha9 Mar, 2:48 pm
- Vrishabha12 Mar, 12:53 am
- Mithuna14 Mar, 7:27 am
- Karka16 Mar, 11:08 am
- Simha18 Mar, 12:16 pm
- Kanya20 Mar, 12:05 pm
- Tula22 Mar, 12:31 pm
- Vrishchika24 Mar, 3:37 pm
- Dhanu26 Mar, 10:48 pm
- Makara29 Mar, 9:53 am
- Kumbha31 Mar, 10:51 pm
- Meena3 Apr, 11:17 am
- Mesha5 Apr, 9:52 pm
- Vrishabha8 Apr, 6:24 am
- Mithuna10 Apr, 1:02 pm
- Karka12 Apr, 5:44 pm
- Simha14 Apr, 8:29 pm
- Kanya16 Apr, 9:46 pm
- Tula18 Apr, 10:54 pm
- Vrishchika21 Apr, 1:41 am
- Dhanu23 Apr, 7:46 am
- Makara25 Apr, 5:43 pm
- Kumbha28 Apr, 6:15 am
- Meena30 Apr, 6:45 pm
- Mesha3 May, 5:10 am
- Vrishabha5 May, 12:59 pm
- Mithuna7 May, 6:45 pm
- Karka9 May, 11:06 pm
- Simha12 May, 2:24 am
- Kanya14 May, 4:58 am
- Tula16 May, 7:27 am
- Vrishchika18 May, 11:00 am
- Dhanu20 May, 4:59 pm
- Makara23 May, 2:14 am
- Kumbha25 May, 2:13 pm
- Meena28 May, 2:48 am
- Mesha30 May, 1:33 pm
- Vrishabha1 Jun, 9:14 pm
- Mithuna4 Jun, 2:09 am
- Karka6 Jun, 5:20 am
- Simha8 Jun, 7:51 am
- Kanya10 Jun, 10:30 am
- Tula12 Jun, 1:51 pm
- Vrishchika14 Jun, 6:31 pm
- Dhanu17 Jun, 1:13 am
- Makara19 Jun, 10:29 am
- Kumbha21 Jun, 10:09 pm
- Meena24 Jun, 10:49 am
- Mesha26 Jun, 10:13 pm
- Vrishabha29 Jun, 6:32 am
- Mithuna1 Jul, 11:23 am
- Karka3 Jul, 1:39 pm
- Simha5 Jul, 2:47 pm
- Kanya7 Jul, 4:16 pm
- Tula9 Jul, 7:15 pm
- Vrishchika12 Jul, 12:23 am
- Dhanu14 Jul, 7:55 am
- Makara16 Jul, 5:44 pm
- Kumbha19 Jul, 5:28 am
- Meena21 Jul, 6:10 pm
- Mesha24 Jul, 6:11 am
- Vrishabha26 Jul, 3:39 pm
- Mithuna28 Jul, 9:25 pm
- Karka30 Jul, 11:44 pm
- Simha1 Aug, 11:59 pm
- Kanya3 Aug, 11:58 pm
- Tula6 Aug, 1:30 am
- Vrishchika8 Aug, 5:55 am
- Dhanu10 Aug, 1:35 pm
- Makara12 Aug, 11:56 pm
- Kumbha15 Aug, 11:57 am
- Meena18 Aug, 12:40 am
- Mesha20 Aug, 12:58 pm
- Vrishabha22 Aug, 11:27 pm
- Mithuna25 Aug, 6:43 am
- Karka27 Aug, 10:12 am
- Simha29 Aug, 10:40 am
- Kanya31 Aug, 9:52 am
- Tula2 Sep, 9:54 am
- Vrishchika4 Sep, 12:44 pm
- Dhanu6 Sep, 7:27 pm
- Makara9 Sep, 5:42 am
- Kumbha11 Sep, 5:58 pm
- Meena14 Sep, 6:41 am
- Mesha16 Sep, 6:52 pm
- Vrishabha19 Sep, 5:41 am
- Mithuna21 Sep, 2:08 pm
- Karka23 Sep, 7:19 pm
- Simha25 Sep, 9:10 pm
- Kanya27 Sep, 8:49 pm
- Tula29 Sep, 8:14 pm
- Vrishchika1 Oct, 9:40 pm
- Dhanu4 Oct, 2:49 am
- Makara6 Oct, 12:05 pm
- Kumbha9 Oct, 12:11 am
- Meena11 Oct, 12:56 pm
- Mesha14 Oct, 12:50 am
- Vrishabha16 Oct, 11:15 am
- Mithuna18 Oct, 7:53 pm
- Karka21 Oct, 2:10 am
- Simha23 Oct, 5:42 am
- Kanya25 Oct, 6:53 am
- Tula27 Oct, 7:01 am
- Vrishchika29 Oct, 8:05 am
- Dhanu31 Oct, 12:01 pm
- Makara2 Nov, 7:55 pm
- Kumbha5 Nov, 6:17 am
- Meena7 Nov, 6:59 pm
- Mesha10 Nov, 6:48 am
- Vrishabha12 Nov, 4:40 pm
- Mithuna15 Nov, 12:32 am
- Karka17 Nov, 6:34 am
- Simha19 Nov, 10:52 am
- Kanya21 Nov, 1:33 pm
- Tula23 Nov, 3:15 pm
- Vrishchika25 Nov, 5:14 pm
- Dhanu27 Nov, 9:03 pm
- Makara30 Nov, 4:02 am
- Kumbha2 Dec, 2:26 pm
- Meena5 Dec, 2:53 am
- Mesha7 Dec, 2:57 pm
- Vrishabha10 Dec, 12:47 am
- Mithuna12 Dec, 7:53 am
- Karka14 Dec, 12:46 pm
- Simha16 Dec, 4:17 pm
- Kanya18 Dec, 7:08 pm
- Tula20 Dec, 9:58 pm
- Vrishchika23 Dec, 1:22 am
- Dhanu25 Dec, 6:11 am
- Makara27 Dec, 1:15 pm
- Kumbha29 Dec, 11:04 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2019: 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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