Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2021
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2021. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Kathmandu (Asia/Kathmandu, UTC+5:45).
Chandra’s signs through 2021
- Simha2 Jan, 8:31 pm
- Kanya5 Jan, 1:19 am
- Tula7 Jan, 4:44 am
- Vrishchika9 Jan, 7:12 am
- Dhanu11 Jan, 9:24 am
- Makara13 Jan, 12:20 pm
- Kumbha15 Jan, 5:20 pm
- Meena18 Jan, 1:30 am
- Mesha20 Jan, 12:51 pm
- Vrishabha23 Jan, 1:39 am
- Mithuna25 Jan, 1:17 pm
- Karka27 Jan, 9:58 pm
- Simha30 Jan, 3:36 am
- Kanya1 Feb, 7:13 am
- Tula3 Feb, 10:04 am
- Vrishchika5 Feb, 1:01 pm
- Dhanu7 Feb, 4:29 pm
- Makara9 Feb, 8:45 pm
- Kumbha12 Feb, 2:25 am
- Meena14 Feb, 10:24 am
- Mesha16 Feb, 9:11 pm
- Vrishabha19 Feb, 9:55 am
- Mithuna21 Feb, 10:10 pm
- Karka24 Feb, 7:25 am
- Simha26 Feb, 12:50 pm
- Kanya28 Feb, 3:22 pm
- Tula2 Mar, 4:44 pm
- Vrishchika4 Mar, 6:35 pm
- Dhanu6 Mar, 9:53 pm
- Makara9 Mar, 2:53 am
- Kumbha11 Mar, 9:36 am
- Meena13 Mar, 6:11 pm
- Mesha16 Mar, 4:58 am
- Vrishabha18 Mar, 5:36 pm
- Mithuna21 Mar, 6:23 am
- Karka23 Mar, 4:45 pm
- Simha25 Mar, 11:03 pm
- Kanya28 Mar, 1:34 am
- Tula30 Mar, 1:57 am
- Vrishchika1 Apr, 2:10 am
- Dhanu3 Apr, 3:58 am
- Makara5 Apr, 8:17 am
- Kumbha7 Apr, 3:15 pm
- Meena10 Apr, 12:31 am
- Mesha12 Apr, 11:44 am
- Vrishabha15 Apr, 12:24 am
- Mithuna17 Apr, 1:24 pm
- Karka20 Apr, 12:43 am
- Simha22 Apr, 8:30 am
- Kanya24 Apr, 12:10 pm
- Tula26 Apr, 12:47 pm
- Vrishchika28 Apr, 12:10 pm
- Dhanu30 Apr, 12:22 pm
- Makara2 May, 3:00 pm
- Kumbha4 May, 8:58 pm
- Meena7 May, 6:09 am
- Mesha9 May, 5:43 pm
- Vrishabha12 May, 6:33 am
- Mithuna14 May, 7:28 pm
- Karka17 May, 7:07 am
- Simha19 May, 4:03 pm
- Kanya21 May, 9:21 pm
- Tula23 May, 11:18 pm
- Vrishchika25 May, 11:10 pm
- Dhanu27 May, 10:44 pm
- Makara29 May, 11:54 pm
- Kumbha1 Jun, 4:13 am
- Meena3 Jun, 12:22 pm
- Mesha5 Jun, 11:42 pm
- Vrishabha8 Jun, 12:38 pm
- Mithuna11 Jun, 1:24 am
- Karka13 Jun, 12:47 pm
- Simha15 Jun, 9:57 pm
- Kanya18 Jun, 4:22 am
- Tula20 Jun, 7:57 am
- Vrishchika22 Jun, 9:14 am
- Dhanu24 Jun, 9:25 am
- Makara26 Jun, 10:10 am
- Kumbha28 Jun, 1:14 pm
- Meena30 Jun, 7:58 pm
- Mesha3 Jul, 6:28 am
- Vrishabha5 Jul, 7:14 pm
- Mithuna8 Jul, 7:56 am
- Karka10 Jul, 6:52 pm
- Simha13 Jul, 3:29 am
- Kanya15 Jul, 9:54 am
- Tula17 Jul, 2:22 pm
- Vrishchika19 Jul, 5:08 pm
- Dhanu21 Jul, 6:44 pm
- Makara23 Jul, 8:12 pm
- Kumbha25 Jul, 11:02 pm
- Meena28 Jul, 4:48 am
- Mesha30 Jul, 2:17 pm
- Vrishabha2 Aug, 2:37 am
- Mithuna4 Aug, 3:22 pm
- Karka7 Aug, 2:09 am
- Simha9 Aug, 10:05 am
- Kanya11 Aug, 3:38 pm
- Tula13 Aug, 7:43 pm
- Vrishchika15 Aug, 11:00 pm
- Dhanu18 Aug, 1:50 am
- Makara20 Aug, 4:36 am
- Kumbha22 Aug, 8:12 am
- Meena24 Aug, 1:53 pm
- Mesha26 Aug, 10:44 pm
- Vrishabha29 Aug, 10:34 am
- Mithuna31 Aug, 11:26 pm
- Karka3 Sep, 10:34 am
- Simha5 Sep, 6:21 pm
- Kanya7 Sep, 11:04 pm
- Tula10 Sep, 1:59 am
- Vrishchika12 Sep, 4:27 am
- Dhanu14 Sep, 7:19 am
- Makara16 Sep, 10:57 am
- Kumbha18 Sep, 3:40 pm
- Meena20 Sep, 10:05 pm
- Mesha23 Sep, 6:58 am
- Vrishabha25 Sep, 6:31 pm
- Mithuna28 Sep, 7:29 am
- Karka30 Sep, 7:19 pm
- Simha3 Oct, 3:49 am
- Kanya5 Oct, 8:32 am
- Tula7 Oct, 10:32 am
- Vrishchika9 Oct, 11:34 am
- Dhanu11 Oct, 1:10 pm
- Makara13 Oct, 4:20 pm
- Kumbha15 Oct, 9:30 pm
- Meena18 Oct, 4:47 am
- Mesha20 Oct, 2:16 pm
- Vrishabha23 Oct, 1:53 am
- Mithuna25 Oct, 2:51 pm
- Karka28 Oct, 3:20 am
- Simha30 Oct, 1:06 pm
- Kanya1 Nov, 6:54 pm
- Tula3 Nov, 9:08 pm
- Vrishchika5 Nov, 9:19 pm
- Dhanu7 Nov, 9:19 pm
- Makara9 Nov, 10:51 pm
- Kumbha12 Nov, 3:06 am
- Meena14 Nov, 10:26 am
- Mesha16 Nov, 8:29 pm
- Vrishabha19 Nov, 8:28 am
- Mithuna21 Nov, 9:25 pm
- Karka24 Nov, 10:04 am
- Simha26 Nov, 8:51 pm
- Kanya29 Nov, 4:18 am
- Tula1 Dec, 8:00 am
- Vrishchika3 Dec, 8:41 am
- Dhanu5 Dec, 8:02 am
- Makara7 Dec, 7:59 am
- Kumbha9 Dec, 10:24 am
- Meena11 Dec, 4:31 pm
- Mesha14 Dec, 2:20 am
- Vrishabha16 Dec, 2:35 pm
- Mithuna19 Dec, 3:36 am
- Karka21 Dec, 4:01 pm
- Simha24 Dec, 2:56 am
- Kanya26 Dec, 11:28 am
- Tula28 Dec, 4:58 pm
- Vrishchika30 Dec, 7:22 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2021: 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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